pot-bellied seahorse

noun

A large species of sea horse, Hippocampus abdominalis, found in southeast Australia and New Zealand.

Similar
big-belly seahorse

Meanings

nounpot-bellied seahorse (plural pot-bellied seahorses)

plural pot-bellied seahorses

  1. A large species of sea horse, Hippocampus abdominalis, found in southeast Australia and New Zealand.

    To my wonder the book fell open to a painting of a pot-bellied seahorse.

    2001, Richard Flanagan, Gould's Book of Fish, Vintage, published 2016, page 15

    Synonyms: big-belly seahorse

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large species of sea horse, Hippocampus abdominalis, found in southeast Australia and New Zealand.

Similar
big-belly seahorse
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pot-bellied seahorse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot-bellied%20seahorse

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Chicago

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