sea snake

noun

Synonyms of sea snakenext
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: any of numerous venomous aquatic chiefly viviparous elapid snakes of warm seas

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Oil that is on the surface is harmful to animals that come up to the surface to breathe, such as dolphins, sea turtles and sea snakes. Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 An El Niño creates a much narrower band of warm water, Leising explained, bringing species such as tropical sea snakes or red crabs up the coast. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026 But his game ended abruptly after a second, very real bite from a black and white banded sea snake, also known as a sea krait, which forced his medical evacuation. Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025 Take, for example, a species of sea snake that inhabits the inland bays of New Caledonia, an island in the Pacific Ocean. Stephen S. Hall, Time, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea snake

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sea snake was in 1755

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“Sea snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20snake. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

Medical Definition

sea snake

noun
: any of numerous venomous snakes (subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae) inhabiting the tropical parts of the Pacific and Indian oceans

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