| 释义 |
el·a·phe
\ˈelə(ˌ)fē\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably from Greek elaphē deerskin, from elaphos deer — more at elk
: a large genus of colubrid snakes comprising the rat snakes that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere where they are valuable as destroyers of rodents — see corn snake, fox snake, leopard snake |