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elapid — n. a venomous snake of the family {Elapidae}, including the . [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elapid — /el euh pid/, n. 1. any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes. adj. 2. belonging or… … Universalium
elapid — noun any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres • Syn: ↑elapid snake • Hypernyms: ↑snake, ↑serpent, ↑ophidian • Hyponyms: ↑coral snake, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
elapid snake — elapid (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
elapid snake — noun any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres • Syn: ↑elapid • Hypernyms: ↑snake, ↑serpent, ↑ophidian • Hyponyms: ↑coral snake, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
elapid — noun Etymology: New Latin Elap , Elaps, genus of snakes, from Middle Greek, a fish, alteration of Greek elops Date: 1885 any of a family (Elapidae) of venomous snakes (as the cobras and coral snakes) with hollow fangs … New Collegiate Dictionary
elapid — 1. noun Any of many species of snakes, of the family Elapidae, including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes 2. adjective Characteristic of these snakes … Wiktionary
elapid — n. any of a number of poisonous snakes of the Elapidae family … English contemporary dictionary
elapid — el·a·pid … English syllables
elapid — el•a•pid [[t]ˈɛl ə pɪd[/t]] n. ram any venomous snake of the family Elapidae, having erect fangs in the upper jaw and including coral snakes and cobras • Etymology: 1880–85; < NL Elapidae=Elap , s. of Elaps a genus (« Gk éllops a marine fish)… … From formal English to slang
