Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fish of the family Fistulariidæ: so called from the pipe-like or tubular snout.
- noun Specifically A common name of fishes of the genus Fistularia, found in tropical seas, and also of the related genus Macrorhamphosus of the Mediterranean. See
Fistularia and snipe-fish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any fish of the genus Fistularia; -- called also
tobacco pipefish . Seefistularia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun rare Any
fish of thegenus Fistularia; the tobacco pipefish.
Etymologies
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pipe + mouth
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