Meanings
- Cosmocampus balli, a fish of the family Syngnathidae, endemic to Hawaii.
Origin
Named in honor of American zoologist Stanley Crittenden Ball (1885-1956).
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Ball's pipefish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ball's%20pipefish
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