colubrid
/ˈkɒljʊbrɪd/noun
- Zoology a snake of a very large family (Colubridae) which includes the majority of harmless species, such as grass snakes and garter snakes. The few venomous species have grooved fangs in the rear of the upper jaw.【动】遊蛇科动物。
词源
late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Colubridae (plural), from Latin coluber 'snake'.