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Definition of Sea horse

1. Noun. Either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber.

2. Noun. Small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position.

Definition of Sea horse

1. Noun. Any of various small marine fish of the genus ''Hippocampus'' that have a horselike head and swim upright. ¹

2. Noun. The walrus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Sea horse

1. 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. The walrus. Any fish of the genus Hippocampus. In a passage of Dryden's, the word is supposed to refer to the hippopotamus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sea Horse

sea gudgeon sea gudgeons sea gull sea gull murmur sea hare sea hawk sea heath sea hedgehog sea hedgehogs sea hen

sea hog sea hogs sea holly sea holm sea holms sea horse (current term) sea horses sea hulver sea ice sea island cotton

sea ivories sea ivory sea jellies sea jelly sea kale sea king sea kings sea kittens sea laces sea ladder

Literary usage of Sea horse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The typical sea-horse (Hippocampus) can coil up a great portion of its tail, and firmly attach ... SeaHorse."

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