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colubrid

col·u·brid
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-uh-brid, -yuh-]
    • /ˈkɒl ə brɪd, -yə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-uh-brid, -yuh-]
    • /ˈkɒl ə brɪd, -yə-/

Definitions of colubrid word

  • noun colubrid any snake of the family Colubridae, including many harmless snakes, such as the grass snake and whip snakes, and some venomous types 3
  • adjective colubrid of, relating to, or belonging to the Colubridae 3
  • noun colubrid any of a large, worldwide family (Colubridae) of generally nonpoisonous snakes, including garter snakes, racers, and kingsnakes 3
  • adjective colubrid of or having to do with this family 3
  • noun colubrid any of numerous, typically harmless snakes constituting the family Colubridae, having no vestigial limbs, a scale-covered head and body with a mostly bare face, and belly scales usually as wide as the body, including garter snakes, bull snakes, water snakes, racers, vine and tree snakes, and other temperate-to-tropical species, comprising about two-thirds of all living snakes. 1
  • adjective colubrid belonging or pertaining to the Colubridae. 1
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Origin of colubrid

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < New Latin Colubridae name of the family, equivalent to Colubr- (stem of Coluber a genus, Latin coluber snake) + -idae -id2

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colubrid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Top questions with colubrid

  • what is a colubrid?

Related words

  • dhaman

    a large, harmless, colubrid snake, Ptyas mucosus, of southern Asia, the skin of which is used in making shoes, purses, and other items.

  • lyre snake

    any of several mildly venomous colubrid snakes of the genus Trimorphodon, inhabiting rocky areas from the southwestern U.S. to Central America, having fangs in the rear of the upper jaw and a lyre-shaped marking on the head.

  • rat snake

    any of several New and Old World colubrid snakes, of the genus Elaphe, that feed chiefly on small mammals and birds.

  • vine snake

    any of several slender, arboreal colubrid snakes of the genus Oxybelis, ranging from southern Arizona to Bolivia.
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