krait
/kraɪt/noun
1- a highly venomous Asian snake of the cobra family环蛇。
1.1
- Genus Bungarus, family Elapidae: several species, including the black and yellow banded krait (B. fasciatus).环蛇属, 眼镜蛇科：数种, 包括具黑黄玟纹的金环蛇（拉丁名B. fasciatus）。参见SEA KRAIT.
词源
late 19th cent.: from Hindi karait.