单词 | kingsnake |
释义 | > as lemmaskingsnake kingsnake n. any of various North and Central American snakes of the genus Lampropeltis, which are known to attack and feed upon other snakes, esp. the common kingsnake, L. getulua.Frequently with distinguishing word, as common kingsnake, speckled kingsnake, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > member of genus Ophibolus kingsnake1709 thunder-snake1800 milk snake1826 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > member of genus Lampropeltis (king-snake) kingsnake1709 house snake1807 1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 132 The King-Snake is the longest of all others, and not common. 1883 E. Coues in Cassell's Nat. Hist. IV. 319 Both Rattlesnakes and Mocassins will endeavour to get away from the ‘King Snake’. 1953 H. S. Zim & H. M. Smith Reptiles & Amphibians iii. 99 Common King Snake is a shiny black with bands of yellow crossing in a chainlike pattern. 2012 H. L. Montgomery Kingsnakes 28 The speckled kingsnake was at risk of dying out in Iowa. After people created more natural areas, the snake became more common. < as lemmas |
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