pipefish
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- noun
- /ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ/
- Specialized
- The behaviors that benefit your average female wasp are different from those that benefit the average male wasp, and the same holds for bluebirds or pipefish.
Examples
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At the aquarium, we watched as the pipefish used its tubular snout to snatch tiny shrimp from the water.
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Ghost pipefish, grill fish, goaler fish grouper fish, greenback...
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S (BLACK & WHITE): Top: Alligator pipefish, a breed of seahorse, are also on display at the National Aquarium's seahorse exhibit.
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Other exhibit inhabitants include potbellied seahorses, spiny seahorses, long snout seahorses, and pipefish.
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The long, slender pipefish gracefully swayed among the seagrass, blending with its surroundings.
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During our snorkeling trip, we spotted a pipefish camouflaged among the corals, its bony plates shimmering in the sunlight.
Synonyms
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An animal that lives in water, breathes with gills, and has fins and scales
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A fish with a skeleton made mainly of bone, like a salmon or goldfish
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A fish with fins, not a shellfish
A small sea fish with a long thin body and a tube-shaped snout about 20 cm long
A small thin fish about 10 cm long that lives in shallow coastal waters
Compounds
A small sea fish with a long thin body and a tube-shaped snout about 20 cm long
- Specialized
A small thin fish about 10 cm long that lives in shallow coastal waters
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pipefish is simply pipe + fish. People named it for its long snout that looks like a small 'tube' or pipe, so the name helps you picture this thin, bony fish related to seahorses.