sea serpent

English - Turkish

Definition of sea serpent in English Turkish dictionary

denizyılanı

(isim) denizyılanı

English - English

Definition of sea serpent in English English dictionary

Any unidentified sea monster, especially one resembling a snake or dragon

See Sea snake

Any marine snake

{i} sea snake, any of venomous tropical marine snakes; (Mythology) enormous creature of the sea that looks like a snake or dragon; hydra, large southern constellation

A large marine animal of unknown nature, often reported to have been seen at sea, but never yet captured

huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon

A large snakelike marine animal often reported by mariners since antiquity but never positively identified

Related Terms

sea serpents

plural form of sea serpent

Hyphenation

sea ser·pent

Turkish pronunciation

si sırpınt

Synonyms

giant squid, hydra, kraken, leviathan, loch ness monster, oarfish

Pronunciation

/ˈsē ˈsərpənt/ /ˈsiː ˈsɜrpənt/

Etymology

[ 'sE ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English see, from Old English s[AE]; akin to Old High German sE sea, Gothic saiws.