COLUBRINE

Etymology

Adjective

colubrine (comparative more colubrine, superlative most colubrine)

Snake-like.

Relating to snakes.

Noun

colubrine (plural colubrines)

Any snake of the subfamily Colubrinae

Source: Wiktionary


Col"u*brine, a. Etym: [L. colubrinus.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: like or related to snakes of the genus Coluber.

2. Like a snake; cunning; crafty. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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