Colubrine
/ˈkɒljəˌbɹaɪn/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any snake of the subfamily Colubrinae
Adjective
- 1 Snakelike.
"A buffle headed sub-chanter having been found guilty of absconsion from his butlership scuddled hastily with colubrine steps into the seclusion of his battish eggery."
- 2 Relating to snakes.
Synonyms
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More examples"A buffle headed sub-chanter having been found guilty of absconsion from his butlership scuddled hastily with colubrine steps into the seclusion of his battish eggery."
Etymology
From Latin colubrinus, from colubra (“snake”) + -inus (“-ine”).