sea horse

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Any of the small fish of the genus Hippocampus that have a horselike head and swim upright.
2. isim Any of a series of high-value British stamps issued during the reign of King George V, featuring a depiction of Britannia on a chariot in choppy seas.
3. isim A hippopotamus.

   “As most authors mention the hippopotamus under the names of the sea-horse, or the sea-cow, he has sometimes been confounded with the latter, which inhabits only the northern seas.”

4. isim A walrus.

   “One morning we had vast quantities of sea-horses about the ship, which neighed exactly like any other horses.”

5. isim Synonym of hippocampus.

   “Instead, it seems to be a unique case that ends in the tail of a hippocamp or seahorse, although with one fin now missing. Ultimately, the form might have been inspired by bent-leg vases produced in Greece.”