colubrine
/ˈkɒljʊbraɪn/adjective
- chiefly figurative of or belonging to a snake; snake-like〈主喻〉（属于）蛇的; 似蛇的：
he had played a game of subtle, colubrine misdirection.
他巧妙地耍了个把戏, 不知不觉地引开了人们的注意力。
词源
early 16th cent.: from Latin colubrinus, from coluber 'snake'.