SEA ANIMAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals

Synonyms:

marine animal; marine creature; sea animal; sea creature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sea animal" is a kind of...):

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sea animal"):

by-catch; bycatch (unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species)