About The Word Sea horse
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Sea horse
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What's The Definition Of Sea horse?
[n] small fish with horselike heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
[n] either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber Synonyms | Synonyms for Sea horse: seahorse | walrus Related Terms | Find terms related to Sea horse: See Also | Atlantic walrus | genus Hippocampus | genus Odobenus | Hippocampus | needlefish | Odobenus | Odobenus divergens | Odobenus rosmarus | Pacific walrus | pinnatiped | pinniped | pinniped mammal | pipefish Sea horse In Webster's Dictionary \Sea" horse`\
1. A fabulous creature, half horse and half fish, represented
in classic mythology as driven by sea dogs or ridden by
the Nereids. It is also depicted in heraldry. See
{Hippocampus}.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The walrus.
(b) Any fish of the genus Hippocampus.
Note: In a passage of Dryden's, the word is supposed to refer
to the hippopotamus.
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