weedy sea dragon

English

Alternative forms

• weedy seadragon

Weedy sea dragon

Noun

weedy sea dragon (plural weedy sea dragons)

1. A marine fish related to the seahorse, native to the waters off southern Australia (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus).
   • 2001, Richard Flanagan, Gould's Book of Fish, Vintage, published 2016, page 43:

     My gaze turned to the weedy seadragon, which was, I had to agree with Mr Hung, a magnificent creature.

Synonyms

• common sea dragon