sea horse

Definitions

1. Any of the small marine fish of the genus Hippocampus that have a horselike head and swim upright.
2. The walrus.
   obsolete
3. Synonym of hippocampus.
4. Any of a series of high-value British stamps issued during the reign of King George V, featuring a depiction of Britannia on a chariot in choppy seas.
5. A hippopotamus.
   obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“One morning we had vast quantities of sea-horses about the ship, which neighed exactly like⟳ any other horses.”

“Instead, it seems to be a unique case that ends in the tail of a hippocamp or seahorse, although with one fin now missing. Ultimately, the form⟳ might have⟳ been inspired by bent-leg vases produced in Greece.”

“As most authors mention⟳ the hippopotamus under the names of the sea-horse, or the sea-cow, he has sometimes been confounded with the latter, which inhabits only the northern seas.”

“The sea-horse teeth (so called) are the tusks of the hippopotamus.”

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