sea horse

Meaning

Noun

• The walrus.
• Any of various small marine fish of the genus Hippocampus that have a horselike head and swim upright.
• any of a series of British high value stamps issued during the reign of King George V featuring a depiction of Britannia on a chariot in choppy seas.

Origin

• From Middle English sehors, equivalent to sea + horse. Probably a calque of obsolete French cheval de mer or directly of Late Latin caballus marinus.