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col·u·brine I. \ˈkäl(y)əˌbrīn, -_brə̇n\ adjective Etymology: Latin colubrinus, from colubra snake + -inus -ine — more at coluber 1. : relating or similar to a snake < his colubrine nature > 2. [New Latin Colubrinae] : of or relating to the subfamily Colubrinae II. \-ˌbrēn, -_brə̇n\ noun (-s) Etymology: blend of New Latin Colubrina and English -ine : either of two colorless crystalline alkaloids C22H24N2O3 occurring with strychnine and distinguished as alpha-colubrine and beta-colubrine |