sea horse

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sea horse(n = noun.animal) seahorse, walrus - either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber; Array

is a kind of pinnatiped, pinniped, pinniped mammal

is a member of genus odobenus, odobenus

has particulars: atlantic walrus, odobenus rosmarus, odobenus divergens, pacific walrus

sea horse(n = noun.animal) seahorse - small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position; Array

is a kind of needlefish, pipefish

is a member of genus hippocampus, hippocampus

sea horse,

A fabulous creature, half horse and half fish, represented in classic mythology as driven by sea dogs or ridden by the Nereids. It is also depicted in heraldry. See Hippocampus. [1913 Webster]
The walrus. [1913 Webster]
" In a passage of Dryden's, the word is supposed to refer to the hippopotamus." [1913 Webster]

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