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HYDROPHIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hydrophidae mean? 

HYDROPHIDAE (noun)
  The noun HYDROPHIDAE has 1 sense:

1. sea snakesplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


HYDROPHIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sea snakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Hydrophidae; Hydrophidae

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

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

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

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


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