Belone
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Latin-English
bĕlŏn|ē, -ēs. (ˈbe.lo.ne) fem.
- The greater pipefish, Syngnathus acus.
- The garfish, Belone belone.
[Greek βελόνη "needle; needlefish".]
Loci
- αʹ Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 9.50:
| Acus sive belone unus piscium dehiscente propter multitudinem utero parit. | The pipefish (acus, or belone) is the one fish that gives birth by its womb splitting open, due to its great number [of young]. |
