English Explanatory Dictionary

De Kay's brown snake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Storeria dekayi, a small non-venomous American colubrid.

Word forms

De Kay's brown snake De Kay's brown snakes

Etymology

Named after American zoologist James Ellsworth De Kay (1792–1851), who collected the first specimen on Long Island, New York.

Synonyms

brown snake De Kay's snake
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