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pipefish

/pahyp-fish/US // ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ //UK // (ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ) //

琵琶鱼,琵琵鱼,琵琵琶鱼,琵鱼

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pipe·fish, pipe·fish·es.

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

Examples

  • In a kind of pipefish (Solenostomus), a large pouch for retention of the eggs is formed on the belly of the female.