seahorse
noun/ˈsiˌhɔrs/
Frequency rank: #19,251 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A small marine fish with a horse-like head and an upright body, belonging to the genus Hippocampus.
Example sentence
The children gathered around the tank to watch the tiny seahorse swim gracefully through the coral.
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