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A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout..
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Pipefish means A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout..
Common synonyms include needlefish.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use pipefish where its definition matches the intended context.
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