sea adder
sea adder · sea adders
A European fifteen-spined stickleback, a fish of species Spinachia spinachiaA European fifteen-spined stickleback, a fish of species Spinachia spinachia (syn. Gasterosteus spinachia).
Meaning
3 sensesA European fifteen-spined stickleback, a fish of species Spinachia spinachia (syn. Gasterosteus spinachia).
A tanglefish, or greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus).
(obsolete)A sea serpent.
Origin
From sea + adder. Compare Old English mere-næddra (“sea-adder, lamprey”).From sea + adder. Compare Old English mere-næddra (“sea-adder, lamprey”).
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