Meanings
nounsea snake (plural sea snakes)
plural sea snakes · alternative seasnake · alternative sea-snake
- Any of several snakes, of the subfamily Hydrophiinae, that live in the waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
- Any snake that lives in the sea.
- A sea serpent.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 海蛇
- 海蛇 (hǎishé)a sea living snake of the Pacific
Dutch zeeslang
- zeeslanga sea living snake of the Pacific
Finnish merikäärme
- merikäärmea sea living snake of the Pacific
French serpent marin
- serpent marina sea living snake of the Pacific
German Seeschlange
- Seeschlangea sea living snake of the Pacific
Japanese 海蛇
- 海蛇 (umihebi)a sea living snake of the Pacific
Korean 바다뱀, 바다뱀아과
- 바다뱀 (badabaem)a sea living snake of the Pacific
- 바다뱀아과 (badabaemagwa)a sea living snake of the Pacific
Malay ular laut
- ular lauta sea living snake of the Pacific
Māori moko ngata
- moko ngataa sea living snake of the Pacific
Russian морска́я змея́
- морска́я змея́ (morskája zmejá)a sea living snake of the Pacific
Spanish serpiente de mar, serpiente marina
- serpiente de mara sea living snake of the Pacific
- serpiente marinaa sea living snake of the Pacific
Turkish deniz yılanı
- deniz yılanıa sea living snake of the Pacific
Vietnamese rắn biển, đẻn
- rắn biểna sea living snake of the Pacific
- đẻna sea living snake of the Pacific
Cite this entry
APA
sea snake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20snake
MLA
“sea snake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20snake. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea snake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20snake.
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