"sea horse" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-seahorse.ogg [US] Forms: sea horses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sehors (“walrus”), equivalent to sea + horse. Probably a calque of obsolete French cheval de mer or directly of Late Latin caballus marinus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sehors|t=walrus}} Middle English sehors (“walrus”), {{af|en|sea|horse}} sea + horse, {{m|fr|cheval de mer}} cheval de mer, {{m|la|caballus marinus}} caballus marinus Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea horse (plural sea horses)
  1. (obsolete) The walrus. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sea_horse-en-noun-SDcgg4JL
  2. Any of various small marine fish of the genus Hippocampus that have a horselike head and swim upright. Categories (lifeform): Pinnipeds, Syngnathiform fish Translations (fish): ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), فَرَس بَحْر (faras baḥr) [masculine] (Arabic), ծովաձի (covaji) (Armenian), ձիաձուկ (jiajuk) (Armenian), itsas zaldia (Basque), марско́й канёк (marskój kanjók) [masculine] (Belarusian), морско конче (morsko konče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ရေမြင်း (re-mrang:) (Burmese), ရေနဂါး (rena.ga:) (Burmese), cavall marí [masculine] (Catalan), hipocamp [masculine] (Catalan), kulkog (Cebuano), 海馬 (Chinese Mandarin), 海马 (hǎimǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), mořský koník [masculine] (Czech), søhest [common-gender] (Danish), zeepaard (english: Hippocampus) [neuter] (Dutch), hipokampo (Esperanto), marĉevaleto (Esperanto), merihobuke (Estonian), merihevonen (Finnish), hippocampe [masculine] (French), cabalo de mar [masculine] (Galician), cabaliño de mar [masculine] (Galician), ზღვის ცხენი (zɣvis cxeni) (Georgian), Seepferdchen [neuter] (German), ιππόκαμπος (ippókampos) [masculine] (Greek), csikóhal (Hungarian), sæhestur [masculine] (Icelandic), kurikor (Ilocano), kuda laut (Indonesian), capall mara [masculine] (Irish), cavalluccio marino [masculine] (Italian), ippocampo [masculine] (Italian), 竜の落とし子 (tatsuno-otoshigo) (alt: タツノオトシゴ) (Japanese), атбалық (atbalyq) (Kazakh), 해마 (haema) (alt: 海馬) (Korean), ມ້ານ້ຳ (mā nam) (Lao), equus bipēs [masculine] (Latin), jūras zirdziņš [masculine] (Latvian), Séipäerdchen [neuter] (Luxembourgish), ᦙᦱᧉᦓᧄᧉ (maa²nam²) (), морско коњче (morsko konjče) [neuter] (Macedonian), kuda laut (Malay), unduk-unduk (english: Peninsula East Coast) (Malay), żiemel tal-baħar [masculine] (Maltese), kioretai (Maori), hinamoki (Maori), táłtłʼááh łį́į́ʼ (Navajo), ch'fa d'maïr [Guernsey, masculine] (Norman), j'va d'mé [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), ᨾ᩶ᩣᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (Northern Thai), havhest [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sjøhest [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), اسب دریایی (asb-e daryâyi) (Persian), konik morski [masculine] (Polish), pławikonik [masculine] (Polish), cavalo-marinho [masculine] (Portuguese), căluț de mare [masculine] (Romanian), hipocamp [masculine] (Romanian), морско́й конёк (morskój konjók) [masculine] (Russian), морски коњић [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), морски коњиц [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), morski konjić [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), morski konjic [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), heeesam (Seri), morský koník [masculine] (Slovak), morski konjiček [masculine] (Slovene), hipocampo [masculine] (Spanish), caballito de mar [masculine] (Spanish), mbuzi-bahari (Swahili), sjöhäst [common-gender] (Swedish), kabayo-kabayohan (Tagalog), kaba-kabayuhan (Tagalog), kabayong-dagat (Tagalog), ม้าน้ำ (máa-náam) (Thai), denizatı (Turkish), морськи́й ко́ник (morsʹkýj kónyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), cá ngựa (alt: 𩵜馭) (Vietnamese), hải mã (alt: 海馬) (Vietnamese), hiokamp (Volapük), morfarch [masculine] (Welsh), fasu géej wi (Wolof)
    Sense id: en-sea_horse-en-noun-idP2PqhX Disambiguation of Pinnipeds: 12 49 38 Disambiguation of Syngnathiform fish: 1 78 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 46 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 55 41 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 52 45 Disambiguation of 'fish': 0 100 0
  3. (philately) any of a series of British high value stamps issued during the reign of King George V featuring a depiction of Britannia on a chariot in choppy seas. Categories (topical): Philately Synonyms: seahorse, sea-horse Derived forms: Fisher's seahorse, Hawaiian seahorse, seahorse dad
    Sense id: en-sea_horse-en-noun-GhlvwBX1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 46 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 52 45 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately

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          "lang": "Georgian",
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          "sense": "fish",
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
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          "sense": "fish",
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "fish",
          "word": "kuda laut"
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "capall mara"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "cavalluccio marino"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "fish",
          "tags": [
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          "alt": "タツノオトシゴ",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tatsuno-otoshigo",
          "sense": "fish",
          "word": "竜の落とし子"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "atbalyq",
          "sense": "fish",
          "word": "атбалық"
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        {
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          "alt": "海馬",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "haema",
          "sense": "fish",
          "word": "해마"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "mā nam",
          "sense": "fish",
          "word": "ມ້ານ້ຳ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "equus bipēs"
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "jūras zirdziņš"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "khb",
          "lang": "Lü",
          "roman": "maa²nam²",
          "sense": "fish",
          "word": "ᦙᦱᧉᦓᧄᧉ"
        },
        {
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          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Séipäerdchen"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "morsko konjče",
          "sense": "fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "морско коњче"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "fish",
          "word": "kuda laut"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "english": "Peninsula East Coast",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "fish",
          "word": "unduk-unduk"
        },
        {
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          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "fish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "żiemel tal-baħar"
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "fish",
          "word": "kioretai"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "fish",
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          "word": "j'va d'mé"
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          "lang": "Northern Thai",
          "sense": "fish",
          "word": "ᨾ᩶ᩣᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ"
        },
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          "sense": "fish",
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          "word": "havhest"
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "asb-e daryâyi",
          "sense": "fish",
          "word": "اسب دریایی"
        },
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          "sense": "fish",
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          "word": "căluț de mare"
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "marĉevaleto"
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      "sense": "fish",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "merihevonen"
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      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cabaliño de mar"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "ზღვის ცხენი"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "sæhestur"
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      "code": "ilo",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "kurikor"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "fish",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "capall mara"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cavalluccio marino"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "竜の落とし子"
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      "code": "kk",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "атбалық"
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      "alt": "海馬",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "해마"
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      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "mā nam",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "ມ້ານ້ຳ"
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      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "khb",
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      "roman": "maa²nam²",
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      "code": "lb",
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      "word": "Séipäerdchen"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "морско коњче"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "kuda laut"
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      "code": "ms",
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      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "unduk-unduk"
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      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "żiemel tal-baħar"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "kioretai"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "hinamoki"
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      "code": "nv",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "táłtłʼááh łį́į́ʼ"
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      "code": "nrf",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "ᨾ᩶ᩣᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "havhest"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "fish",
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      "word": "sjøhest"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "asb-e daryâyi",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "اسب دریایی"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "fish",
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      "word": "konik morski"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "pławikonik"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cavalo-marinho"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "căluț de mare"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "fish",
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      "word": "hipocamp"
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "морско́й конёк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "морски коњић"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "морски коњиц"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "morski konjić"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morski konjic"
    },
    {
      "code": "sei",
      "lang": "Seri",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "heeesam"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morský koník"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morski konjiček"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipocampo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caballito de mar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "mbuzi-bahari"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sjöhäst"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "kabayo-kabayohan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "kaba-kabayuhan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "kabayong-dagat"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "máa-náam",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "ม้าน้ำ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "denizatı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "morsʹkýj kónyk",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "морськи́й ко́ник"
    },
    {
      "alt": "𩵜馭",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "cá ngựa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "海馬",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "hải mã"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "hiokamp"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morfarch"
    },
    {
      "code": "wo",
      "lang": "Wolof",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "fasu géej wi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sea horse"
}

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