"weedy sea dragon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weedy sea dragons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=weedy sea dragon}} weedy sea dragon (plural weedy sea dragons)
  1. A marine fish related to the seahorse, native to the waters off southern Australia (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). Wikipedia link: common seadragon Categories (lifeform): Syngnathiform fish Synonyms: common sea dragon, weedy seadragon

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