colubroid

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adjective

col·​u·​broid

ˈkäl(y)əˌbrȯid

: colubrine, colubriform

colubroid

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noun

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plural -s

: a snake of the family Colubridae

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary colubr- (from Latin coluber, colubra snake) + -oid

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