sea serpent
nounDefinition of sea serpent
: a large marine animal resembling a serpent often reported to have been seen but never proved to exist
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The world of swimming — a stand-in here for society at large — is populated by the sort of sea serpent tattooed onto Ray's back. — Daryl H. Miller, latimes.com, "Wearing a 'Red Speedo,' Lucas Hnath goes swimming with sharks," 18 May 2018 The city was founded in 1519, when the Spanish still had one foot in the Middle Ages and captains would casually write in their ships’ logs about sea serpents, dragons and men with two heads. — Néstor Martí, Smithsonian, "The Man Who Saved Havana," 18 Apr. 2018 The world of swimming — a stand-in here for society at large — is populated by the sort of sea serpent tattooed onto Ray's back. — Daryl H. Miller, latimes.com, "Wearing a 'Red Speedo,' Lucas Hnath goes swimming with sharks," 18 May 2018 The city was founded in 1519, when the Spanish still had one foot in the Middle Ages and captains would casually write in their ships’ logs about sea serpents, dragons and men with two heads. — Néstor Martí, Smithsonian, "The Man Who Saved Havana," 18 Apr. 2018 Some of the stories are obviously fantastical, with demons, dragons, and sea serpents. — National Geographic, "These Imaginary Islands Only Existed on Maps," 9 Dec. 2017 There are a wide variety of supernatural monsters and cryptids that have been spotted in the state, from the Lake Michigan sea serpent to the wolfman of Chestnut Mountain to giant black panthers, according to folklore. — Kate Shepherd, Chicago Reader, "News / Did You Read __________? Eddie Johnson calls for tougher Illinois gun laws after study shows many guns used in crimes are purchased in the suburbs, and other Chicago news," 30 Oct. 2017 In the repertoire of Renaissance cartographers, fierce mythical beasts—from sea serpents to manticores—represented dangers of unknown worlds. — Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian, "How Polar Bears Became the Dragons of the North," 31 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sea serpent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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