Hydrophis

Translingual

Hydrophis ornatus in an aquarium

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”)

Proper noun

Hydrophis m

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – many sea snakes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Squamata - subclass; Serpentes - suborder; Caenophidia - infraorder; Elapoidea - superfamily; Elapidae - family; Hydrophiinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): For species see Hydrophis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

Parahydrophis

References

Hydrophis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hydrophis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hydrophis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hydrophis at World Register of Marine Species
Hydrophis at Animal Diversity Web
Hydrophis on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Hydrophis at Encyclopedia of Life
Hydrophis at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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