English Explanatory Dictionary

colubrine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Snakelike.
  2. Relating to snakes.
noun
  1. Any snake of the subfamily Colubrinae

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒljəˌbɹaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-colubrine.wav

Word forms

colubrine more colubrine most colubrine colubrines

Etymology

From Latin colubrinus, from colubra (“snake”) + -inus (“-ine”).

Derived words

colubrine sea krait

Translations

Bulgarian: змийски Irish: nathartha
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