seahorse

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This seahorse is part of the Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Theme, but you don't have to have all the parts to the theme to enjoy this toy.

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  1. small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
  2. either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber

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  • And then of course I started thinking of a sad seahorse, whose female had left him alone to care for the kids - AGAIN.
  • Some scientists have speculated that the seat of consciousness is located in the hippocampus, a small, seahorse-shaped part of the brain that stores for a few weeks or more the codes for new long-term, episodic memories before the information is conveyed to the neocortex. —  Omni: February 1994
  • Icons were displayed in the comers and along the top, one of them being the Reggiesystems icon: "Reggie" himself, the light green seahorse-or-baby-sea-serpent thing, with its round black eyes and orange wattle that drooped down his jaw like a handlebar mustache. —  F ;SF; - vol 103 issue 02 - August 2002
  • If he lacked the nerve to ride the seahorse, he didn't deserve to see Humfrey. —  A Spell for Chameleon
  • Maybe he investigated the background of specific seekers while the seahorse, wall, and manticora delayed them, so that by the time one won through, Humfrey was ready. —  A Spell for Chameleon
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