pipefish

[ pahyp-fish ]
/ ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) pipe·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) pipe·fish·es.

any elongated, marine and sometimes freshwater fish species of the family Syngnathidae, having a tubular snout and covered with bony plates.

Origin of pipefish

First recorded in 1760–70; pipe1 + fish

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British Dictionary definitions for pipefish

pipefish
/ (ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any of various teleost fishes of the genera Nerophis, Syngnathus, etc, having a long tubelike snout and an elongated body covered with bony plates: family Syngnathidae Also called: needlefish