Colubridae

noun plural

Co·lu·bri·dae kə-ˈl(y)ü-brə-ˌdē

: a large cosmopolitan family of mostly nonvenomous terrestrial, arboreal, or sometimes aquatic snakes

colubrid

ˈkäl-(y)ə-ˌbrəd

noun or adjective

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