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seahorse

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Noun1.seahorse - either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubberseahorse - either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
pinnatiped, pinniped, pinniped mammal - aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
genus Odobenus, Odobenus - type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses
Atlantic walrus, Odobenus rosmarus - a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters
Odobenus divergens, Pacific walrus - a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific
2.seahorse - small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
pipefish, needlefish - fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
Translations
seahorse sea horse [ˈsiːhɔːrs] nhippocampe m


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The researchers investigated the mating behaviour of the pot-bellied seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis), concentrating on the importance of partner body size in mate selection.
All are psychedelically profound, but his eager curiosity is most evident whenever he steadies his camera long enough to let a seahorse flit across the screen.
 
 
 
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