"hydrophid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hydrophids [plural]
Etymology: From hydro- + Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “a small serpent”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|hydro-}} hydro-, {{der|en|grc|ὄφις||a small serpent}} Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “a small serpent”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hydrophid (plural hydrophids)
  1. (zoology) Any sea snake of the subfamily Hydrophiinae, venomous, preying on fishes, with a flattened tail for swimming. Wikipedia link: Hydrophiinae Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Elapid snakes Synonyms (snake in Hydrophiinae): coral reef snake, sea snake

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