colubrid

[ kol-uh-brid, -yuh- ]

/ ˈkɒl ə brɪd, -yə- /

noun

any of numerous, typically harmless snakes constituting the family Colubridae, having no vestigial limbs, a scale-covered head and body with a mostly bare face, and belly scales usually as wide as the body, including garter snakes, bull snakes, water snakes, racers, vine and tree snakes, and other temperate-to-tropical species, comprising about two-thirds of all living snakes.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Colubridae.

Origin of colubrid

1885–90; <New Latin Colubridae name of the family, equivalent to Colubr- (stem of Coluber a genus, Latin coluber snake) + -idae-id²

Words nearby colubrid

colter, coltish, Colton, Coltrane, coltsfoot, colubrid, colubrine, colugo, Colum, Columba, columbarium

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Example sentences from the Web for colubrid

The food of some colubrid snakes from Fort Benning, Georgia.
Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor|Henry S. Fitch
The systematic status of the colubrid snake, Leptodeiradiscolor Gnther.
A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico|William E. Duellman
Male combat in American colubrid snakes with remarks on combat in other colubrid and elapid snakes.
Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia)|Ray D. Burkett
Notes on the variation in and distribution of the Mexican colubrid snake Coniophanes lateritius.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman

The smaller non-venemous Serpents, such as the Colubrid, have two rows of teeth in the roof of the mouth.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for colubrid

colubrid

/ (ˈkɒljʊbrɪd) /

noun

any snake of the family Colubridae, including many harmless snakes, such as the grass snake and whip snakes, and some venomous types

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Colubridae

Word Origin for colubrid

C19: from New Latin Colubridae, from Latin coluber snake

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	colubrid
释义	colubrid [ kol-uh-brid, -yuh- ] / ˈkɒl ə brɪd, -yə- / noun any of numerous, typically harmless snakes constituting the family Colubridae, having no vestigial limbs, a scale-covered head and body with a mostly bare face, and belly scales usually as wide as the body, including garter snakes, bull snakes, water snakes, racers, vine and tree snakes, and other temperate-to-tropical species, comprising about two-thirds of all living snakes. adjective belonging or pertaining to the Colubridae. Origin of colubrid 1885–90; <New Latin Colubridae name of the family, equivalent to Colubr- (stem of Coluber a genus, Latin coluber snake) + -idae-id² Words nearby colubrid colter, coltish, Colton, Coltrane, coltsfoot, colubrid, colubrine, colugo, Colum, Columba, columbarium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colubrid The food of some colubrid snakes from Fort Benning, Georgia. Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor\|Henry S. Fitch The systematic status of the colubrid snake, Leptodeiradiscolor Gnther. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico\|William E. Duellman Male combat in American colubrid snakes with remarks on combat in other colubrid and elapid snakes. Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia)\|Ray D. Burkett Notes on the variation in and distribution of the Mexican colubrid snake Coniophanes lateritius. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico\|William E. Duellman The smaller non-venemous Serpents, such as the Colubrid, have two rows of teeth in the roof of the mouth. Reptiles and Birds\|Louis Figuier British Dictionary definitions for colubrid colubrid / (ˈkɒljʊbrɪd) / noun any snake of the family Colubridae, including many harmless snakes, such as the grass snake and whip snakes, and some venomous types adjective of, relating to, or belonging to the Colubridae Word Origin for colubrid C19: from New Latin Colubridae, from Latin coluber snake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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