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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Sea adder \Sea" ad"der\ (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European fifteen-spined stickleback ({Gasterosteus
spinachia); -- called also bismore.
(b) The European tanglefish, or pipefish ({Syngnathus acus).
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European great pipefish ({Siphostoma acus or
Syngnathus acus); -- called also earl, and
tanglefish.
(b) The garfish.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sea adder \Sea" ad"der\ (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European fifteen-spined stickleback ({Gasterosteus
spinachia); -- called also bismore.
(b) The European tanglefish, or pipefish ({Syngnathus acus).