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Species of fish
The slender snake eel (Scolecenchelys macroptera, also known as the narrow worm eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described
Slender_snake_eel
Order of fishes
freshwater, the anadromous rice-paddy eel, which spawns in freshwater, and the freshwater snake eel Stictorhinus. Eels are elongated fish, ranging in length
Eel
Species of fish
serpentinus, known commonly as the slender snake-eel in South Africa, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Alvin Seale
Ophichthus_serpentinus
Species of fish
ancient teleosts. The American eel has a slender, supple, snake-like body that is covered with a mucus layer, which makes the eel appear to be naked and slimy
American_eel
Species of eel
The serpent eel or sand snake-eel (Ophisurus serpens) is an eel found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, western Mediterranean Sea, western Indian Ocean,
Serpent_eel
Species of fish
longipenis, known commonly as the slender snake eel in Mexico, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker
Ophichthus_longipenis
Family of fishes
in three genera: Slender snipe eel Snipe eels have the long, slender body typical of eels. They are distinguished by their very slender jaws that separate
Snipe_eel
Species of fish
Indo-Pacific slender worm-eel (Scolecenchelys gymnota, also known as the Slender worm eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was
Indo-Pacific_slender_worm-eel
Family of fishes
cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific name is from the Greek ophis meaning "snake", and
Cusk-eel
Family of fishes
octopuses. A spotted moray eel has been observed eating a red lionfish without harm. Groupers, barracudas and sea snakes are among their few known predators
Moray_eel
(native), rice-paddy eel Pisodonophis cancrivorus (native), longfin snake-eel Scolecenchelys macroptera (native), slender snake eel Skythrenchelys zabra
List_of_fishes_of_India
Slender snake eel (Ophichthus longipenis) Longarmed snake eel (Ophichthus mecopterus) Blackpored eel (Ophichthus melanoporus) Black-pored snake-eel (Ophichthus
List_of_least_concern_fishes
Species of fish
the slender finless eel, is a species of snake eel (family Ophichthidae). It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1877. It is a marine, subtropical eel which
Apterichtus_anguiformis
Genus of fishes
Ophichthus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. There are about 100 recognized species in this genus. Below is the majority of them:
Ophichthus
Topics referred to by the same term
marmorata, marbled snake eel Gymnothorax obesus, speckled moray or marbled reef eel Lepophidium marmoratum, marbled brotula or marbled cusk-eel Muraenolepis
Marbled_eel
Species of fish
a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the marbled reef-eel, marbled eel, marbled snake moray, marbled
Uropterygius_marmoratus
Species of fish
eels". Coral Reefs. 35 (3): 977–981. doi:10.1007/s00338-016-1454-9. Fish portal marine biology portal marine life portal Eels (Morays and snake eels)
Leopard_moray_eel
Large group of elapid snakes
a broader diet, feeding on elongate prey like eels and caecilians. Like all elapid snakes, coral snakes possess a pair of small hollow fangs to deliver
Coral_snake
Species of fish
a moray eel found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the shorttailed snake moray, shorttail moray, Seale's moray eel, or the Bennett's
Scuticaria_okinawae
List of common names used to refer to fish
Smooth dogfish Snailfish Snake eel Snake mackerel Snakehead Snapper Snipe eel Snipefish Snook Snubnose eel Snubnose parasitic eel Sockeye salmon Soldierfish
List_of_fish_by_common_name
Species of snake
graceful small-headed seasnake, slender sea snake, narrow-headed sea snake, common small-headed sea snake, is a species of sea snake found in the Indian and Pacific
Microcephalophis
Genus of fishes
is a genus of fish in the family Ophichthidae (snake eels). Many of its species are called finless eels. The name literally means "finless fish" in Greek
Apterichtus
Species of snake
The slender-necked sea snake (Hydrophis coggeri), also known commonly as Cogger's sea snake, is a species of marine venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae
Slender-necked_sea_snake
Genus of fishes
Heteroconger is a genus of marine congrid eels. These small, slender garden eels live in groups where each individual has its own burrow. Usually, only
Heteroconger
Morphological pattern in fishes, named for and typified by the eels
morphological pattern in fishes, named for and typified by the eels. Anguilliform fish have a long, slender body, and travel by anguilliform motion. The caudal fin
Anguilliformity
Regional biodiversity species list
Nettastomatidae – witch eels Venefica proboscidea (Vaillant, 1888) (off the Cape) Family Ophichthidae – snake-eels and worm-eels Slender snake-eel, Ophichthus serpentinus
List of marine vertebrates of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
List_of_marine_vertebrates_of_the_Cape_Peninsula_and_False_Bay
Sublist of the List of marine fishes of South Africa
PacificM) Bluntnose snake eel, Ophichthus apicalis (Bennett, 1830) (St Francis Bay to Kenya, Madagascar and Indo-Pacific) Slender snake-eel, Ophichthus serpentinus
List of marine bony fishes of South Africa
List_of_marine_bony_fishes_of_South_Africa
Avocettina infans Slender snipe eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus Deepwater arrowtooth eel, Histiobranchus bathybius Robins's cutthroat eel, Ilyophis arx Saldanha's
List of fishes of Great Britain
List_of_fishes_of_Great_Britain
Africa to Polynesia) Slender snake eel, Muraenichthys macropterus Bleeker, 1857 (East Africa to the Society Islands) Harlequin snake eel, Myrichthys colubrinus
List of fishes of the Coral Sea
List_of_fishes_of_the_Coral_Sea
Genus of fishes
Neenchelys is a genus of snake eels native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. All species of Neenchelys have two rather than three preopercular
Neenchelys
Genus of fishes
analysis. The eel's body is very small and slender, being 176 mm (6.9 in) SL for the holotype female. The eel has a second premaxilla and under 90 vertebrae
Protanguilla
Species of snake
feeds on fish (such as freshwater eels) and possibly also frogs (such as rusty tree frogs, map tree frogs, Manaus slender-legged tree frogs, Scinax ruber
Brown-banded_water_snake
(Galapagos Snake Eel) — Rare, southern CA Callechelys guineensis (Guinea Snake Eel) — Rare vagrant Callechelys marmorata (Marbled Snake Eel) — Rare, southern
List_of_fishes_of_California
Beluga, Huso huso (Belugastør) European eel, Anguilla anguilla (Ål) Conger eel, Conger conger (Havål) Slender snipe eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus (Langhalet
List_of_fishes_of_Denmark
There are 50 eel species evaluated as data deficient. Snaggle-toothed snake-eel (Aplatophis zorro) Apterichtus gracilis Emaciated worm eel (Asarcenchelys
List_of_data_deficient_fishes
Genus of eels
Scolecenchelys is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: Scolecenchelys acutirostris
Scolecenchelys
spiny eel, Polyacanthonotus rissoanus Family Eurypharyngidae (pelican eels) Pelican eel, Eurypharynx pelecanoides Family Saccopharyngidae (gulper eels) Gulper
List_of_fishes_of_Ireland
Superorder of fishes
Elopiformes and the bonefishes of the Albuliformes, to the long and slender, smooth-bodied eels of the Anguilliformes. The one characteristic uniting this group
Elopomorpha
Species of fish
spread into arctic waters in the early 2000s. The snake pipefish has a very long, elongated and slender body which has a smooth skin and rounded cross-section
Snake_pipefish
Species of snake
extinct, unless the 2021 sighting is of this species. The mainly brown, slender snakes grow up to 60 cm (24 in) long. Their head is distinctively small and
Aipysurus_apraefrontalis
Family of fishes
bottom-dwelling fish, feeding on invertebrates and smaller fish. They are slender eels, up to 125 centimetres (4.10 ft) in length, with narrow heads and large
Nettastomatidae
lentiginosa Yirrkala tenuis, thin sand-eel Ophidiidae Ophidion smithi Sirembo jerdoni, brown-banded cusk-eel Opistognathidae Stalix davidsheni Paralichthyidae
List_of_fishes_of_the_Red_Sea
Short-maned sand-eel Pisodonophis cancrivorus, Longfin snake-eel Scolecenchelys gymnota, Slender worm eel Scolecenchelys laticaudata, Redfin worm-eel Ophidiidae
List of reef fish of the Red Sea
List_of_reef_fish_of_the_Red_Sea
luzonensis) Bicolor false moray (Chlopsis bicollaris) Marble-toothed snake-eel (Pisodonophis daspilotus) Species Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)
List of near threatened fishes
List_of_near_threatened_fishes
Flora and fauna of the US state of Missouri
racerunner Slender glass lizard Western worm snake Black racer Ringneck snake Scarlet snake Mud snake Corn snake Rat snake Fox snake Milk snake Eastern hognose
Wildlife_of_Missouri
(common blind snake) Python reticulatus (reticulated python) Dendrelaphis pictus (painted bronzeback) Enhydris plumbea (rice paddy snake) Ptyas mucosa
List_of_reptiles_of_Thailand
crayfish snake, short-tailed snake, swamp snake, rim rock crown snake, rough earth snake, southern black racer, rough green snake, western rat snake, eel moccasin
Fauna_of_the_United_States
Largest known fish species
moray eels can equal or exceed the previous eel in length but do not weigh as much. The longest fish in the order, at up to 4 m (13 ft), is the slender giant
List_of_largest_fish
Common name for several species of fish
Scombriformes found in seas throughout the world. Fish of this family are long, slender, and generally steely blue or silver in colour, giving rise to their name
Cutlassfish
— Euphrates spiny eel Menidia menidia — Atlantic silverside Merluccius merluccius — European hake Microstoma microstoma — slender argentine Mogurnda
List_of_tautonyms
Family of fishes
clinoid blennies may have a deep or slender build; some members of the family bear the name "snake blenny" and "eel blenny" for this reason. Dorsal spines
Clinidae
Venomous species of elapid snake
sized species of snake, averaging 1 to 1.5 m (3.5 to 5 ft) in length, with maximum lengths reaching 1.85 m (6.1 ft). Its body is slender and moderately
Many-banded_krait
SG NG White sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, JF SG NG NS SS HC Slender snipe eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus, JF SG NS Northern anchovy, Engraulis mordax
List of fishes of the Salish Sea
List_of_fishes_of_the_Salish_Sea
Type of fish hook used for catching eels
slender sniggling pole such as a hazel wand, eight to ten feet long. This is used to insert the bait into promising holes or crannies in which eels tend
Sniggle
of Paracelsus Abaia Gurangatch Hippocamp Ika-Roa Il Belliegha - (Malta) Eel like monster with a frog tongue and a hand on the tip of its tail that eats
List of legendary creatures by type
List_of_legendary_creatures_by_type
fallax) Vendace (Coregonus vandesius) Gwyniad (Coregonus pennantii) European eel (Anguilla anguilla) Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Black-backed meadow ant (Formica
List of United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan species
List_of_United_Kingdom_Biodiversity_Action_Plan_species
- Silversides". fishbase.mnhn.fr. "Family Details for Ophichthidae - Snake eels". fishbase.mnhn.fr. "Family Details for Lethrinidae - Emperors or scavengers"
List_of_fishes_of_Hawaii
Family of eel-like deep-sea fishes
Halosaurs are eel-shaped fishes found only at great ocean depths. As the family Halosauridae, halosaurs are one of two families within the order Notacanthiformes;
Halosaur
Tribe of fish
five genera: family Scombridae tribe Thunnini: tunas genus Allothunnus: slender tunas genus Auxis: frigate tunas genus Euthynnus: little tunas genus Katsuwonus:
Tuna
giant eel, Kasili, causing Kasili to wriggle and produce earthquakes. A similar crab named Kagang does the same to a different earthquake-producing eel. Lamang-lupa
List of Philippine mythological creatures
List_of_Philippine_mythological_creatures
Parakneria tanzaniae Pouch snake eel (Paraletharchus opercularis) Yellowtail flounder (Pleuronectes ferrugineus) Galapagos snake eel (Quassiremus evionthas)
List_of_vulnerable_fishes
Hancok's two younger sisters who possess the Zoan-type abilities of the Snake-Snake Fruit (ヘビヘビの実, Hebi Hebi no Mi) branch.[ch. 519] The Boa sisters are
List_of_One_Piece_pirates
Zoo in the northwestern Rotterdam, Nederlands
(Megalops atlanticus) Caribbean Green moray eel (Gymnothorax funebris) Scribbled filefish (Aluterus scriptus) Slender seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) The Antilles
Diergaarde_Blijdorp
National Park List of mammals of Florida List of reptiles of Florida List of snakes of Florida List of invasive marine fish in Florida List of invasive species
List_of_fishes_of_Florida
Family of fishes
"Interspecific Communicative and Coordinated Hunting between Groupers and Giant Moray Eels in the Red Sea". PLOS Biology. 4 (12) e431. Biology.plosjournals.org. doi:10
Grouper
sturgeon) Amblyopsis rosae (Ozark cavefish) Anguilla rostrata (American eel) Catostomus microps (Modoc sucker) Catostomus santaanae (Santa Ana sucker)
List of endangered animals of North America
List_of_endangered_animals_of_North_America
Genus of fishes
long-based dorsal and anal fins, which give them a rather eel-like appearance. These fish have slender bodies, a flat, bony head, and a broad, terminal mouth
Clarias
Species of mammal
otter faces danger from animals not strictly preying upon it: the electric eel and stingray are potentially deadly if stumbled upon, and piranha may be
Giant_otter
which was thought to be endemic to Taï National Park in Ivory Coast. A snake eel is a marine fish only known from a single specimen found in the gut of
Wildlife_of_Sierra_Leone
Species in mammal family Felidae
adaptations for ambush or stalking and short pursuit hunting. They have slender muscular bodies, strong flexible forelimbs and retractable claws for holding
List_of_felids
Ways that fish move around
particularly eel-shaped fishes such as true eels, moray eels, and spiny eels, are capable of burrowing through sand or mud. Ophichthids, the snake eels, are capable
Fish_locomotion
caecilian (Typhlonectes species) (a legless highly aquatic amphibian with an eel-like body that is rarely observed due to its habitat specifications) although
Biota_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago
Order of amphibians
amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body
Salamander
Extinct genus of reptiles
million years ago). It was nearly 2.5–3 metres (8.2–9.8 ft) long with a slender body. The first specimen was found in Utatsu-cho (now part of Minamisanriku-cho)
Utatsusaurus
lomba pakhnar shap bain কুইচা or লম্বা পাখনার সাপ বাইন native Longfin snake-eel Pisodonophis cancrivorus Anguilliformes Tengra or bajuri tengra টেংরা
List_of_fishes_of_Bangladesh
Species of shark
favored prey, while small bony fishes (including sardines, anchovies, snake eels, blennies, gobies, and flatfish), skate and flying fish eggs, octopus
Barbeled_houndshark
Native animals of India
parrotfish, blue-barred parrotfish, turkey moray, giant moray, Indian mud moray eel, Chinese trumpetfish, redtoothed triggerfish, and blackwedged butterflyfish
Fauna_of_India
species (K–O) Kaminoan: Kaminoans are tall, blueish gray humanoids with long slender necks. Native to the planet Kamino, they were instrumental in building
List_of_Star_Wars_creatures
Animals at risk of becoming extinct
Island blind snake, Ramphotyphlops exocoeti Fitzroy River turtle, Rheodytes leukops Border thick-tailed gecko, Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus Slender-billed thornbill
Threatened_fauna_of_Australia
Extinct genus of marine squamate reptiles
those at the back being absent. The tail is seen as long and flat, used in eel-like locomotion. This reconstruction was subsequently adopted in various
Tylosaurus
Canid species native to Australia
marsupials; they frequently pursue birds, lizards, fish, crabs, crayfish, eels, snakes, frogs, young crocodiles, larger insects, snails, carrion, human refuse
Dingo
Family of fishes
well known, but include large deep-roving sharks, cutthroat eels, merluccid hakes, and snake mackerels. "Habitat, behaviour and colour patterns of orange
Slimehead
1890–1911 European style of art and architecture
sometimes termed Style coup de fouet ('Whiplash style'), Paling Stijl ('Eel Style'), or Style nouille ('Noodle style') by its detractors. In Britain
Art_Nouveau
List of reported attacks and species involved in Latin America. Snakes Snake bites are a major problem in Latin America, with an estimated 70,000 cases
Animal attacks in Latin America
Animal_attacks_in_Latin_America
Species of penguin
include: crab larvae, eels, jellyfish, and seahorses. In New Zealand, important little penguin prey items include arrow squid, slender sprat, Graham's gudgeon
Little_penguin
Preserved fish
centimetres (16 in) in adult length, and the body shape is variable, with more slender fish in northern populations. A traditional method of processing and preserving
Anchovies_as_food
Regional park in California, US
Pacific gopher snake California kingsnake Ringneck snake Two-striped garter snake Red coachwhip California whipsnake California black-headed snake Western yellow-bellied
Wildwood_Regional_Park
High-heeled leather riding boot
are also sometimes made from "exotic" skins like alligator, snake, ostrich, lizard, eel, elephant, stingray, elk, American Bison, and so on. There are
Cowboy_boot
Mythological antagonist
whirlpool), a female humanoid monster who can shapeshift into a giant serpentine eel-like monster with the face of a monstrous fish and a humanoid arm-like tail
Bogeyman
List of terms used in biology
akodont, Akodon cursor; Lacépède's ground snake, Erythrolamprus cursor cursor curvirostris L curved beak boxer snipe eel, Nemichthys curvirostris; curve-billed
List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names
List_of_Latin_and_Greek_words_commonly_used_in_systematic_names
[from "Bugs or Monkeys?"]) 112 20 "Eel-lectric!" Chris Kratt & Chris Roy Chris Kratt Amazon rainforest Electric eel, harpy eagle, spectacled caiman, jaguar
List_of_Wild_Kratts_episodes
Species of bird of prey
31(3): 85–104. Neuvel, J. & Winters, B. (1987). [Buzzard Buteo buteo eats eel]. Limosa 60: 149. Maczkowski, K. & Tryjanowski, P. (1993). Carp (Cyprinus
Common_buzzard
eel Native Critically endangered Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758) European conger Native Not evaluated Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848 Slender snipe
List of fishes of the North Sea
List_of_fishes_of_the_North_Sea
Back water in allepey
perchlet, greasy grouper, tiger perch, spotted catfish, milkfish, longfin snake-eel, largetooth flounder, Solea indica, roughscale tonguesole, speckled tonguesole
Kayamkulam_Kayal
as least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Slender betta (Betta bellica) Peaceful betta (Betta imbellis) Betta prima Paradise
List of least concern perciform fishes
List_of_least_concern_perciform_fishes
Bony skin-covered spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish
Poromitra unicornis Tropical two-wing flyingfish Exocoetus evolans Cusk-eel Benthocometes robustus Rattail Trachonurus sulcatus Tripod fish Bathypterois
Fish_fin
Species of shark
crevices, the Arabian carpetshark is a predator of bony fishes (including snake eels) and invertebrates (including stomatopods, shrimp, crabs, squid, gastropods
Arabian_carpetshark
sea snake, (2019) Hydrophis curtus, Shaw's Sea Snake (2020) Hydrophis cyanocinctus, blue-banded sea snakes (2021) Hydrophis melanocephalus, slender-necked
List of sequenced animal genomes
List_of_sequenced_animal_genomes
mountains by a mythological woman. The earth rests on the back of a gigantic eel that causes earthquakes when agitated. Maranao – The world has seven layers
Philippine_mythology
the 1970s. Eels are sensitive of environmental pollution, but the fishing of eel has also increased, especially in French waters. As eels migrate long
List_of_fishes_of_Sweden
SLENDER SNAKE-EEL
SLENDER SNAKE-EEL
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nageswari | நாகேஸà¯à®µà®¾à®°à¯€Â
Snake God, King of snakes
Nageswari | நாகேஸà¯à®µà®¾à®°à¯€Â
Male
Yiddish
(×¡Ö¶× Ö°×“Ö¶×¨) Yiddish form of English Alexander, SENDER means "defender of mankind."
Male
Hindi/Indian
Variant spelling of Hindi Sundar, SUNDER means "beautiful."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Snake God, King of snakes
Girl/Female
Muslim
Small, Slender, Tender
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, SPENCER means "dispenser (of provisions)."
Male
Turkish
Turkish form of Latin Alexandrus, ISKENDER means "defender of mankind."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nageshwari | நாகேஷà¯à®µà®°à¯€
Snake God, King of snakes
Nageshwari | நாகேஷà¯à®µà®°à¯€
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' A sheriff's officer.
Boy/Male
English American
Keeper of provisions. Famous Bearer: actor Spencer Tracy.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Snake God, King of snakes
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : variant spelling of Leader 1.
Male
English
Short form of English Alexander, SANDER means "defender of mankind."Â
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Henry VI, Part 2' Saunder Simpcox, an impostor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Speake.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Merry Wives of Windsor' Cousin to Shallow.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for an indolent person, from Middle English sleper ‘sleeper’.
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Spanish
Snake; Pretty; Tender Beauty
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of various places in England and southern Scotland, for example in North Yorkshire near Bedale, in the Lowlands near Biggar, and in Suffolk, so named with Old English snæp ‘area of boggy land’. In Sussex the dialect term snape is still used of boggy, uncultivable land.
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Greek Alexandros, SKENDER means "defender of mankind."
SLENDER SNAKE-EEL
SLENDER SNAKE-EEL
Boy/Male
Tamil
The Moon
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land on which grew bent grass, rushes, or reeds (Middle English bent).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Holy Hill Mountain
Girl/Female
Hindu
Trees and creppers over grown, Arbour
Girl/Female
English French
Fair-haired; blonde.Spanish Blandina meaning flattering.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Japanese, Muslim
Limit; Border; Fence
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Reliance; Dependence
Girl/Female
Spanish Greek Latin
Vigilant.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Shapely, Diverse, Changed
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Tamil
One who Seeks the Right Direction
SLENDER SNAKE-EEL
SLENDER SNAKE-EEL
SLENDER SNAKE-EEL
SLENDER SNAKE-EEL
SLENDER SNAKE-EEL
superl.
Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.
a.
Of or pertaining to a snake or snakes; resembling a snake; serpentine; winding.
v. t.
To pierce or wound with a stake.
a.
Slender.
superl.
Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance.
v. t.
A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.
a.
To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
v. i.
To crawl like a snake.
superl.
Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution.
n.
Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health.
superl.
Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.
imp. & p. p.
of Snake
a.
Covered with serpents; having serpents; as, a snaky rod or wand.
v. t.
To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; -- often with out.
v. t.
To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.
a.
Having the qualities or characteristics of a snake; snaky.
superl.
Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence.