pipefish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pīp′fish′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pipe•fish  (pīp′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. 
  1. Fishany elongated, marine and sometimes freshwater fish species of the family Syngnathidae, having a tubular snout and covered with bony plates.
  • pipe1 + fish 1760–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pipefish / ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ/ ( -fish, -fishes)
  1. any of various teleost fishes of the genera Nerophis, Syngnathus, etc, having a long tubelike snout and an elongated body covered with bony plates: family Syngnathidae
    Also called: needlefish
'pipefish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
needlefish - sea horse

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