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Definition of Family syngnathidae
1. Noun. Pipefishes.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Solenichthyes, Solenichthyes
Member holonyms: Needlefish, Pipefish, Genus Syngnathus, Syngnathus, Cosmocampus, Genus Cosmocampus, Genus Hippocampus, Hippocampus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Syngnathidae
Literary usage of Family syngnathidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Convergence in Evolution by Arthur Willey (1911)
"... or Pipe-fishes the cutaneous incubation of the eggs by the male attains a high
degree of perfection within the family Syngnathidae; in the allied family ..."
2. Chambers' Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1874)
"... and of the family Syngnathidae (see PIPE-FISH), by some naturalista made the
type of a separate family, ..."
3. Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and by Joseph Henry, Spencer Fullerton Baird, United States War Dept, United States Army. Corps of Engineers (1855)
"... arranged upon irradiating series ; and over the sides of the head, in series
irregularly undulating. List, of specimens. Family SYNGNATHIDAE, Bo nap. ..."
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