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.

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banded sea kraitcolubrine sea krait
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Meanings

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

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: banded sea krait, colubrine sea krait

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
banded sea kraitcolubrine sea krait
Also see
banded sea kraitcolubrine sea krait
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