pipefish
nounUK /ˈpaɪp.fɪʃ/
US /ˈpaɪp.fɪʃ/
A pipefish is a small, long, thin fish that looks like a little pipe or a piece of grass.
The pipefish hid among the seagrass so nobody could see it.
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2. Any of various small fishes with a long tubular snout, belonging to the family Syngnathidae.
Scientists studied how the pipefish uses its tube-shaped mouth to catch tiny shrimp.
3. A fish of the genus Syngnathus, noted for the male carrying the eggs.
In many pipefish species, the father carries the eggs until they hatch.
4. Informal term for a long, slender person or thing resembling a pipe.
The old sailor called the skinny mast a pipefish because it was so tall and thin.