SEA SNAKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sea snake mean? 

• SEA SNAKE (noun)
  The noun SEA SNAKE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: SEA SNAKE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEA SNAKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sea snake" is a kind of...):

ophidian; serpent; snake (limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous)

Holonyms ("sea snake" is a member of...):

family Hydrophidae; Hydrophidae (sea snakes)

 Context examples 

The paper contains the first reconstructions of ancient relatives of elephants and large apex predators such as sharks, crocodilians and sea snakes.

(Ancient Saharan seaway illustrates how Earth’s climate and creatures can undergo extreme change, National Science Foundation)

These findings demonstrate that elapid snakes, such as cobras, kraits and sea snakes—were present in Africa as early as 25 million years ago.

(Researchers find oldest fossil evidence of modern African venomous snakes, NSF)

Fossils found on the expeditions indicate that the sea supported some of the largest sea snakes and catfish that ever lived, extinct fishes that were giants compared to their modern-day relatives, mollusk-crushing fishes, tropical invertebrates, long-snouted crocodilians, early mammals and mangrove forests, said O’Leary.

(Ancient Saharan seaway illustrates how Earth’s climate and creatures can undergo extreme change, National Science Foundation)