elapid

English

An elapid, Hemachatus haemachatus

Etymology

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Noun

elapid (plural elapids)

(zoology) Any of many species of snakes of the family Elapidae, including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes

Translations

Translations

Finnish: myrkkytarhakäärme
Italian: elapide (it) m

Adjective

elapid (comparative more elapid, superlative most elapid)

Characteristic of these snakes.

References

Elapidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Elapidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Elapidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

Pleiad, aliped, pedial, plaide, pleiad

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