| 释义 |
coral snake
noun
1. : any of a number of venomous elapid snakes with some red in their pattern: as
a. : any of several brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white and extremely venomous but sluggish and retiring New World snakes (genus Micrurus) widely distributed in So. and Central America with two species (M. fulvius and M., or Micruroides, euryxanthus) extending into the southern U.S. — called also harlequin snake
b. : any snake of an Indian genus (Callophis) that is reddish beneath with variously patterned dorsal surface
c. : a small venomous but harmless Australian snake (Rhynchoelaps australis) brilliantly marked with black and white on a red ground
d. : a small widely distributed arboreal snake (Aspidelaps lubricus) of southern Africa handsomely banded with black and orange bars
2. : any of several nonvenomous snakes resembling those of the genus Micrurus: as
a. : king snake
b. : a common So. American aniliid (Anilius scytale) |