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Seepferdchen

seahorse

noun ZAY-pfayrt-khen Rare
Animals & Nature Sea Creatures

Usage Note

Seepferdchen ('little sea horse') is the common German word for seahorses (Hippocampus spp.). It is a Verkleinerungsform (diminutive), though the animals are not literally small horses. Unique in that the male carries and births the young.

Examples

"Das Seepferdchen klammerte sich mit seinem Schwanz an einen Seegrashalm."

Natural Translation

The seahorse clung to a blade of seagrass with its tail.

Literal Translation

The seahorse clung-on with his tail to a seagrass-blade.

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