Phrase guide

sea serpent

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of sea monster resembling a snake or dragon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sea adder

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legendary creature

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 大海蛇 (dàhǎishé) — sea monster
  • French: serpent de mer — sea monster
  • Galician: serpe mariña — sea monster
  • German: Seeschlange — sea monster
  • Hebrew: נָחָשׁ בָּרִיחַ (naẖásh baríaẖ) — sea monster
  • Hungarian: tengeri kígyó — sea monster
  • Irish: nathair mhara — sea monster
  • Irish: ollphéist mhara — sea monster
  • Irish: péist mhara — sea monster
  • Irish: péist chon — sea monster
  • Italian: serpente marino — sea monster
  • Italian: pistrice — sea monster
  • Marathi: समुद्री नाग (samudrī nāg) — sea monster
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjøorm — sea monster
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjøorm — sea monster
  • Persian: مار دریایی (mār-e daryāyi) — sea monster
  • Persian: اژدهای دریایی (eždahāy-e daryāyi) — sea monster
  • Portuguese: serpente marinha — sea monster
  • Russian: морско́й змей (morskój zmej) — sea monster
  • Spanish: serpiente marina — sea monster
  • Swedish: sjöorm — sea monster
  • Swedish: havsmonster — sea monster