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HYDROPHIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hydrophidae mean?
• HYDROPHIDAE (noun)
The noun HYDROPHIDAE has 1 sense:
1. sea snakes
Familiarity information: HYDROPHIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sea snakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Hydrophidae; Hydrophidae
Hypernyms ("Hydrophidae" is a kind of...):
reptile family (a family of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Hydrophidae"):
sea snake (any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom)
Holonyms ("Hydrophidae" is a member of...):
Ophidia; Serpentes; suborder Ophidia; suborder Serpentes (snakes)
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