sea horse

1. 1.

   either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber

   Synonymswalrusseahorse

   Broaderpinniped mammal

   NarrowerAtlantic walrusPacific walrus

   Part ofOdobenus
2. 2.

   small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position

   Synonymsseahorse

   Broaderpipefish

   Part ofHippocampus

Questions about sea horse

What does sea horse mean?

sea horse means "either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for sea horse?

Close synonyms include walrus, seahorse, seahorse. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sea horse a common word?

sea horse is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.