colubrine (comparative more colubrine, superlative most colubrine)
Snake-like.
Relating to snakes.
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
2 April 2025
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