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hải xà

sea snake
Noun
sea snake
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
sea snake

A sea snake is a type of venomous snake that lives in marine environments or the ocean.

vi Chúng tôi đã nhìn thấy một con hải xà khi đang lặn.

en We saw a sea snake while diving.

Sense 2 Noun
type of pipefish

This term can also refer to a specific type of marine fish belonging to the pipefish family.

vi Loài hải xà này sống chủ yếu ở các rạn san hô.

en This type of pipefish lives mainly in coral reefs.

Parts
hải / xà / 海蛇
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
海蛇
Candidates by syllable
hải 海 xà 蛇(柁 / 𤥭)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
mãng xà / mực xà / khẩu Phật tâm xà / độc xà …
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Use
hải phòng / hải lý / hải nam / thanh hải …
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