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Sea serpent — Sea ser pent 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any marine snake. See {Sea snake}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A large marine animal of unknown nature, often reported to have been seen at sea, but never yet captured. [1913 Webster] Note: Many accounts of sea… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea serpent — n. 1. any large, unidentified or imaginary serpentlike animal reported to have been seen in the sea 2. a) OARFISH b) SEA SNAKE … English World dictionary
sea serpent — sea ,serpent noun count an imaginary creature that lives in the ocean, similar to a very large snake … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sea serpent — This article is about sea serpents in mythology and cryptozoology. For actual marine snakes, see Sea snake. For other uses, see Sea serpent (disambiguation). Sea Serpent (Various) A sea serpent from Olaus Magnus s book History of the Northe … Wikipedia
SEA-SERPENT — a marine monster of serpent like shape whose existence is still a matter of question, although several seemingly authentic accounts have been circulated in attestation. The subject has given rise to much disputation and conjecture on the part… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
sea serpent — sea′ ser pent n. 1) an enormous, imaginary, snakelike or dragonlike marine animal 2) astron. (caps.) the constellation Hydra • Etymology: 1640–50 … From formal English to slang
Sea Serpent (roller coaster) — Infobox roller coaster name=Sea Serpent imagedimensions= caption= location=Morey s Piers locationarticle= section=Mariner s Landing Pier type=Steel type2=Shuttle status=Open opened=1984 closed= manufacturer=Vekoma designer=Vekoma model=Boomerang… … Wikipedia
sea serpent — 1. an enormous, imaginary, snakelike or dragonlike marine animal. 2. (caps.) Astron. the constellation Hydra. [1640 50] * * * ▪ mythology mythological and legendary marine animal that traditionally resembles an enormous snake. The belief in … Universalium
sea serpent — a huge, elongate, mythical, marine animal. Various fish species of large size and form unfamiliar to the layman have been mistaken for sea serpents. Also the decayed remains of basking sharks that have their massive gill arches washed away can… … Dictionary of ichthyology
sea serpent — noun a legendary serpent like sea monster … English new terms dictionary
sea serpent — Synonyms and related words: Loch Ness monster, alevin, benthon, benthos, cetacean, dolphin, fingerling, fish, fry, game fish, grilse, kipper, man eater, man eating shark, marine animal, minnow, minny, nekton, panfish, plankton, porpoise, salmon,… … Moby Thesaurus
