FAMILY HYDROPHIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Hydrophidae mean? 

• FAMILY HYDROPHIDAE (noun)
  The noun FAMILY HYDROPHIDAE has 1 sense:

1. sea snakes

  Familiarity information: FAMILY HYDROPHIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY HYDROPHIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sea snakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Hydrophidae; Hydrophidae

Hypernyms ("family Hydrophidae" is a kind of...):

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "family 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 ("family Hydrophidae" is a member of...):

Ophidia; Serpentes; suborder Ophidia; suborder Serpentes (snakes)