sea snake

noun

any of several venomous marine snakes of the family Hydrophidae, having a finlike tail.

Origin of sea snake

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby sea snake

seaside, seaside sparrow, sea slater, sea slug, seasnail, sea snake, season, seasonable, seasonal, seasonal affective disorder, Seasonale

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Example sentences from the Web for sea snake

Soon after, we saw a sea-snake, in every respect like those we had before seen at the tropical islands.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 14|Robert Kerr
A sea-snake was also seen in the evening, it appeared to be six or seven feet long.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X|Various
The red egg of the sea-snake was a powerful talisman, whose virtue nothing could equal; it was to be worn around the neck.
The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical|Frank H. Stauffer
He had always thought it incredible that the boa-constrictor should be larger than any sea-snake.
A Simpleton|Charles Reade

There wasn't no threshin' around and flurryin', but the vicious brute acted just like some kind of a sea-snake.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for sea snake

sea snake

noun

any venomous snake of the family Hydrophiidae, of tropical seas, that swims by means of a laterally compressed oarlike tail

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单词	sea snake
释义	sea snake noun any of several venomous marine snakes of the family Hydrophidae, having a finlike tail. Origin of sea snake First recorded in 1745–55 Words nearby sea snake seaside, seaside sparrow, sea slater, sea slug, seasnail, sea snake, season, seasonable, seasonal, seasonal affective disorder, Seasonale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sea snake Soon after, we saw a sea-snake, in every respect like those we had before seen at the tropical islands. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 14\|Robert Kerr A sea-snake was also seen in the evening, it appeared to be six or seven feet long. Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X\|Various The red egg of the sea-snake was a powerful talisman, whose virtue nothing could equal; it was to be worn around the neck. The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical\|Frank H. Stauffer He had always thought it incredible that the boa-constrictor should be larger than any sea-snake. A Simpleton\|Charles Reade There wasn't no threshin' around and flurryin', but the vicious brute acted just like some kind of a sea-snake. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries\|Francis Rolt-Wheeler British Dictionary definitions for sea snake sea snake noun any venomous snake of the family Hydrophiidae, of tropical seas, that swims by means of a laterally compressed oarlike tail Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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