2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The walrus.
(b) Any fish of the genus Hippocampus.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In a passage of Dryden's, the word is supposed to refer to the hippopotamus. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sea Horse — fue un cohete experimental estadounidense usado por Robert Truax en 1962 para probar el concepto de cohete lanzado desde el agua. El Sea Horse fue construido en base a excedentes de misiles Corporal de la Armada de los Estados Unidos. Con él se… … Wikipedia Español
Sea Horse — (Анжуна,Индия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Goekar Vaddo, 403509 Анжуна, Индия … Каталог отелей
sea-horse — (n.) late 15c., walrus, from SEA (Cf. sea) + HORSE (Cf. horse) (n.); also see WALRUS (Cf. walrus). Main modern sense is attested from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
sea horse — sea′ horse or sea′horse n. 1) ich any of various fishes of the genus Hippocampus, of the pipefish family, having a prehensile tail, an elongated snout, and a head bent at right angles to the body 2) myt a fabled marine animal with the foreparts… … From formal English to slang
sea horse — n. 1. any of a genus (Hippocampus) of small, semitropical, marine bony fishes of the same family (Syngnathidae, order Gasterosteiformes) as the pipefishes, having a slender prehensile tail, plated body, and a head and foreparts somewhat… … English World dictionary
sea horse — ► NOUN ▪ a small marine fish with an upright posture and a head and neck suggestive of a horse … English terms dictionary
sea horse — noun 1. either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber • Syn: ↑walrus, ↑seahorse • Hypernyms: ↑pinniped mammal, ↑pinniped, ↑pinnatiped • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sea horse — 1. any fish of the genus Hippocampus, of the pipefish family, having a prehensile tail, an elongated snout, and a head bent at right angles to the body. 2. a fabled marine animal with the foreparts of a horse and the hind parts of a fish. 3. a… … Universalium
sea horse — Hippocampus Hip po*cam pus, n. [L., the sea horse, Gr. ? a hippocampus (in senses 1 and 2); i ppos horse + ? to bend.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea horse — vėplys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Odobenus rosmarus angl. sea horse; walrus vok. gemeines Walroß; Polarmeer Walroß; Walroß rus. морж pranc. cheval marin; morse; vache marine ryšiai: platesnis… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
