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. See fistularia.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun rare Any fish of the genus Fistularia; the tobacco pipefish.

Etymologies

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pipe +‎ mouth

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