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Ball's pipefish

Ball's pipefish noun: cosmocampus balli, a fish of the family Syngnathidae, endemic to Hawaii.

Noun

Ball's pipefish

  1. Cosmocampus balli, a fish of the family Syngnathidae, endemic to Hawaii.

Origin of Ball's pipefish

Named in honor of American zoologist Stanley Crittenden Ball (1885-1956).

Questions about Ball's pipefish

What does Ball's pipefish mean?
Ball's pipefish means cosmocampus balli, a fish of the family Syngnathidae, endemic to Hawaii.
What part of speech is Ball's pipefish?
Ball's pipefish is a noun.

Words near Ball's pipefish in the dictionary

  1. ball valves
  2. ball vein
  3. ball veins
  4. ball washer
  5. ball washers
  6. Ball's pipefish
  7. Ball's Pyramid
  8. ball-and-pillow structure
  9. ball-and-socket joint
  10. ball-and-socket joints
  11. ball-and-stick model

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