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Hydrophidae

noun

sea snakes

• Syn: ↑family Hydrophidae

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Serpentes, ↑suborder Serpentes, ↑Ophidia, ↑suborder Ophidia

• Member Meronyms: ↑sea snake

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\\hīˈdräfəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Hydrophis, type genus + -idae

: a family of aquatic snakes that comprises the sea snakes and was formerly considered to constitute a subfamily of the family Colubridae

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Hydrophidae /hī-drofˈi-dē/ plural noun

(Gr ophis snake) a family of venomous sea snakes

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Main Entry: ↑hydro-

Useful english dictionary. 2012.