Elachistodontidae
plural noun
El·a·chis·to·don·ti·dae
ˌeləˌkistəˈdäntəˌdē
: a small family of Indian egg-eating snakes comprising a single genus that is sometimes placed with the egg-eating snakes of southern Africa in the family Dasypeltidae
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Elachistodont-, Elachistodon, type genus (from Greek elachistos —superlative of elachys —+ New Latin -odont-, -odon) + -idae