sea horse
noun
1
- a small marine fish with segmented bony armour, an upright posture, a curled prehensile tail, a tubular snout, and a head and neck suggestive of a horse. The male has a brood pouch in which the eggs develop.海马, 龙落子。
1.1
- Genus Hippocampus, family Syngnathidae: many species, including the European H. ramulosus.海马属, 海龙科：多种, 包括欧洲的多枝海马。
2
- a mythical creature with a horse's head and fish's tail（神话中的）马头鱼尾怪兽。