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yellow-lipped sea krait

yellow-lipped sea krait noun: a highly venomous semi-aquatic snake of species Laticauda colubrina, found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters, with distinctive black stripes, a yellow snout, and a paddle-like tail that it uses for swimming.

yellow-lipped sea krait: a highly venomous semi-aquatic snake of species Laticauda colubrina, found in tropical Indo-Pacific...
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Noun

yellow-lipped sea krait (plural yellow-lipped sea kraits)

  1. A highly venomous semi-aquatic snake of species Laticauda colubrina, found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters, with distinctive black stripes, a yellow snout, and a paddle-like tail that it uses for swimming.

Synonyms of yellow-lipped sea krait

Forms of yellow-lipped sea krait

pluralyellow-lipped sea kraits

Questions about yellow-lipped sea krait

What does yellow-lipped sea krait mean?
Yellow-lipped sea krait means a highly venomous semi-aquatic snake of species Laticauda colubrina, found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters, with distinctive black stripes, a yellow snout, and a paddle-like tail that it uses for swimming.
What part of speech is yellow-lipped sea krait?
Yellow-lipped sea krait is a noun.
What is the plural of yellow-lipped sea krait?
The plural of yellow-lipped sea krait is yellow-lipped sea kraits.

Words near yellow-lipped sea krait in the dictionary

  1. yellow-jackets
  2. yellow-legged gull
  3. yellow-legged gulls
  4. yellow-legged tinamou
  5. yellow-legged tinamous
  6. yellow-lipped sea krait
  7. yellow-lipped sea kraits
  8. yellow-mantled weaver
  9. yellow-mantled weavers
  10. yellow-naped amazon
  11. yellow-naped amazons

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