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Pertaining to the Elapidae, a taxonomic group including cobras.
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Elapine — El a*pine, a. [See {Elaps}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Like or pertaining to the {Elapid[ae]}, a family of poisonous serpents, including the cobras. See {Ophidia}. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elapine — [el′ə pīn΄, el′əpin, el′əpēn΄] adj. 〚< ModL Elapinae, name of the subfamily < Elaps, a genus of venomous snakes (< MGr elaps serpent, fish, altered < Gr ellops + inae, INAE〛 of or pertaining to a family (Elapidae) of poisonous snakes with small,… … Universalium
elapine — [el′ə pīn΄, el′əpin, el′əpēn΄] adj. [< ModL Elapinae, name of the subfamily < Elaps, a genus of venomous snakes (< MGr elaps serpent, fish, altered < Gr ellops + inae, INAE] of or pertaining to a family (Elapidae) of poisonous snakes… … English World dictionary
elapine — el·a·pine … English syllables
elapine — adjective see elapinae … Useful english dictionary
Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… … Universalium
Toxicocalamus longissimus — Toxicocalamus longissimus … Wikipédia en Français
Asinea — Ophidia O*phid i*a, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of o fis a snake.] (Zo[ o]l.) The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called also {{Serpentes}}. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: The most important divisions are: the {Solenoglypha},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epanodonta — Ophidia O*phid i*a, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of o fis a snake.] (Zo[ o]l.) The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called also {{Serpentes}}. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: The most important divisions are: the {Solenoglypha},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ophidia — O*phid i*a, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of o fis a snake.] (Zo[ o]l.) The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called also {{Serpentes}}. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: The most important divisions are: the {Solenoglypha}, having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
