ウミヘビ

noun

sea snake

Refers to true sea snakes (Hydrophiinae), venomous marine reptiles found in warm coastal waters.

• 沖おき縄なわの海うみでウミヘビを見みた。

  I saw a sea snake in the sea off Okinawa.

noun

worm eel; snake eel

Refers to eels of the family Ophichthidae, which resemble snakes but are fish. Often encountered by divers and fishermen.

• 砂すな地じに潜もぐるウミヘビは、実じつは魚さかなの仲なか間まだ。

  The snake eel that buries itself in the sand is actually a type of fish.