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hydrophid

hydrophid noun: any sea snake of the subfamily Hydrophiinae, venomous, preying on fishes, with a flattened tail for swimming.

Noun

hydrophid (plural hydrophids)

  1. Any sea snake of the subfamily Hydrophiinae, venomous, preying on fishes, with a flattened tail for swimming.
    Synonyms:
    coral reef snake, sea snake

Synonyms of hydrophid

Forms of hydrophid

pluralhydrophids

Origin of hydrophid

From hydro- + Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “a small serpent”).

Questions about hydrophid

What does hydrophid mean?
Hydrophid means any sea snake of the subfamily Hydrophiinae, venomous, preying on fishes, with a flattened tail for swimming.
What part of speech is hydrophid?
Hydrophid is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrophid?
The plural of hydrophid is hydrophids.

Words near hydrophid in the dictionary

  1. hydrophanous
  2. hydrophenanthrene
  3. hydrophenanthrenes
  4. hydrophenoxylation
  5. hydrophenoxylations
  6. hydrophid
  7. hydrophids
  8. hydrophiid
  9. hydrophiids
  10. hydrophiine
  11. hydrophiines

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