colubridcolubrideadj.n.
/ˈkɒljʊbrɪd/ Zoology.
A. adj.
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Belonging to the Colubridæ, a snake family comprising the majority of the non-venomous snakes.
B. n.
A member of that family.
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1887 Günther in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 192/2 The group of true Colubrides, Colubrina, are land snakes..The group of Bush Colubrides, Dryadina.
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adj.n.1887