hydrophid

English

noun

Definitions

(zoology) Any sea snake of the subfamily , venomous, preying on fishes, with a flattened tail for swimming.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ὄφις (snake, a small serpent, serpent).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ὄφις

Gloss

snake, a small serpent, serpent

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

蛇

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ophidiarium English
ophiolatry English
ophiolite English
acanth Latin
ophidia Latin
ophiurus Latin
ofide Italian
ὀφιοῦχος Ancient Greek
ὄφις Ancient Greek
*h₃égʷʰis, *h₁ógʷʰis Proto-Indo-European
Όφις Greek (modern)
όφις Greek (modern)