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colubriform, a.|kəˈl(j)uːbrɪfɔːm| [f. L. colubr(i) -snake + -form.] Having the form of a coluber; applied to certain venomous snakes, such as the Elapidæ and Hydrophidæ (sea snakes).
1847–9Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 291/1 The colubriform poisonous serpents..have comparatively short venom fangs. 1870tr. Figuier's Rept. & Birds 46 The Colubriform family. |