seahorse

• Pez marino pequeño con cabeza que recuerda a la de un caballo, cola prensil y postura erguida al nadar; también se usa para referirse a su forma o a la criatura mitológica marina similar.

A small marine fish with a horse-like head, a prehensile tail, and an upright swimming posture.

1. Walrus (old name)B1formalscientific

   An old name for the walrus: a large northern marine mammal with ivory tusks and a tough hide over thick blubber.

   Morsa

   • Old whaling journals call the walrus a seahorse.
   • Arctic hunters pursued the seahorse for its ivory tusks.
   • The seahorse of the old sailors' tales can weigh over a ton and lives in Arctic waters.

2. A2formalscientific

   A small fish with a horse-like head bent sharply downward and a curled tail, swimming in an upright position.

   Caballito de mar

   • The seahorse uses its curled tail to anchor itself to seaweed.
   • Seahorses are often found in shallow tropical waters.
   • The male seahorse carries the eggs in a pouch until they hatch.