elapid snake

elapid snake
elapid (def. 1).

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  • elapid — n. a venomous snake of the family {Elapidae}, including the . [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • elapid — /el euh pid/, n. 1. any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes. adj. 2. belonging or… …   Universalium

  • snake — snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n., v., snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an …   Universalium

  • elapid — Any member of the snake family Elapidae. * * * el·a·pid (elґə pid) 1. any snake of the family Elapidae. 2. of or pertaining to the family Elapidae …   Medical dictionary

  • elapid — /ˈɛləpɪd/ (say eluhpid) noun 1. any snake of the family Elapidae, of warm regions, characterised by fixed venomous fangs at the front of the jaw, and including many Australian snakes, as the taipan and tiger snake, as well as cobras, mambas and… …  

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