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sea adder en · NOUN

Etymology

From sea + adder. Compare Old English mere-næddra (“sea-adder, lamprey”).

Meanings

  1. A European fifteen-spined stickleback, a fish of species Spinachia spinachia (syn. Gasterosteus spinachia).
  2. A tanglefish, or greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus).
  3. (obsolete) A sea serpent.

Forms

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sea-adder alternative lexicographic
sea adders Number=Plur lexicographic