Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A venomous seasnake of the family Hydrophidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any sea snake of the genus Hydrophys and allied genera. These snakes are venomous, live upon fishes, and have a flattened tail for swimming.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any
sea snake of thegenus Hydrophys and allied genera. These snakes arevenomous , live uponfishes , and have a flattened tail for swimming.
Etymologies
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hydro- + Ancient Greek a small serpent.
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Examples
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A Japanese teacher, Mr. Watanabe, of the Normal School of Matsue, identified the little creature as a hydrophid of the species called Pela-mis bicalor.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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