Colubrine

//ˈkɒljəˌbɹaɪn// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any snake of the subfamily Colubrinae
Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    Relating to snakes.

Example

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"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”).

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colubrine sea krait

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