syngnathous

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adjective

Relating to the order Syngnathiformes (sometimes suborder Syngnathoidei or Syngnathi) of pipefishes and close relatives.

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Meanings

adjectivesyngnathous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyRelating to the order Syngnathiformes (sometimes suborder Syngnathoidei or Syngnathi) of pipefishes and close relatives.

    This will not appear utterly incredible, if we reflect that the males of syngnathous fishes receive the eggs of the females in their pouches , hatch them, and afterward nourish the young.

    1871, Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, page 210
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