English Explanatory Dictionary

krait

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/kɹaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-krait.wav

Word forms

krait kraits karait korait

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi करैत (karait), possibly from Kurux, a Dravidian language.

Derived words

Andaman krait banded krait blue krait Burmese krait common krait greater black krait Indian krait lesser black krait many-banded krait northeastern hill krait red-headed krait Red River krait sea krait Sind krait Sri Lankan krait Suzhen's krait
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