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Definition of yellow-bellied sea snake

yellow-bellied sea snake

Plural:yellow-bellied sea snakes
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yellow-bellied sea snake Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A highly venomous, pelagic snake (Hydrophis platurus) characterized by its distinct two-tone coloration of a dark upper body and a bright yellow underside, found widely distributed in tropical and subtropical oceanic waters worldwide.

Example

"The yellow-bellied sea snake is unique among its relatives because it spends its entire life cycle in the open ocean, rarely if ever coming ashore."

• Nearby Words

yellow tang
yellow wood
yellow-bellied kingsnake
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yellow-bellied slider
yellow-bellied water snake
yellow-eyed grass

Word Origin & Etymology

Named descriptively for its characteristic pale yellow ventral side ('belly') and its exclusively marine habitat.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Yellow-bellied sea snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/yellow-bellied sea snake
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