Syngnathi

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Syngnathi \Syng"na*thi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + ?
     jaw.] (Zool.)
     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.


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