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bandy-bandy|ˈbændɪ ˌbændɪ|
The native name in Australia of a nocturnal snake, Furina annulata, marked with black and white bands; also called bandy-snake.
1926Austral. Encycl. II. 473/2 Furina annulata (Bandy-bandy, Black-and-white-ringed Snake), another common venomous kind, sometimes grows to 30 inches... This species is better known as F. occipitalis, but the specific name annulata has priority. 1958Ibid. VIII. 167/1 The black-and-white ringed snake, or bandy-bandy,..is very widely known and is often referred to as being deadly. 1959J. Wright Generations of Men 19 The curious pink bandy-snakes that scuttled in and out of the bushes in the garden. |