seahorse

Everyday

1. A seahorse is a small fish that swims upright, has a head shaped like a horse's, a curled tail and a bony body. tree →
2. The father seahorse carries the eggs in a pouch until the babies are born. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons seahorses are a famous example of an animal where the male gives birth. They live in shallow warm seas, seagrass and coral reefs, hold on to plants with their tails and eat tiny shrimp. Phrases: «a seahorse's pouch», «baby seahorses».

Examples

• A seahorse holds onto seaweed with its tail. tree →
• The male seahorse carries the babies in his pouch. tree →
• Seahorses swim slowly, standing upright. tree →
• We saw seahorses at the aquarium. tree →
• A seahorse is a fish, even though it looks like a horse. tree →
• Seahorses eat tiny shrimp. tree →

Note

Countable: seahorse, seahorses; also written «sea horse». It is a real fish (it has gills and fins), not a mammal and not a horse. Many seahorses are endangered; never take them from the sea.