| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Any sea snake of the genus Hydrophys and allied genera. These snakes are venomous, live upon fishes, and have a flattened tail for swimming.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HYDROPHID" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Hydrophid \Hy"dro*phid\, noun. [Hydro-, Greek expression small serpent.]. (references) |
Specialty Expressions: HYDROPHID
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| Hydrophid Venoms | Health | Venoms of sea snakes, Hydrophiinae, found around Pacific islands. The venoms contain fewer enzymes and more neuro- or myotoxins than land snakes. The neurotoxic proteins are similar to elapid small, short, or type I neurotoxins, some of which have been characterized. (references) | |
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