Dictionary entry

Syngnathi

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Syng″na‐thi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. σύν with + � jaw.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of lophobranch fishes which have an elongated snout and lack the ventral and first dorsal fins. The pipefishes and sea horses are examples. — Syng″na‐thous (#), a.