KRAIT

krait

(noun) brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

krait (plural kraits)

Any of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus Bungarus, of southeast Asia.

Anagrams

• IARTK, iktar, kirat, takir

Source: Wiktionary


Krait, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A very venomous snake of India (Bungarus coeruleus), allied to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black, often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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