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colubrine

/kol-uh-brahyn, -brin, -yuh-/US // ˈkɒl əˌbraɪn, -brɪn, -yə- //UK // (ˈkɒljʊˌbraɪn, -brɪn) //

钶钶,钶钶的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or resembling a snake; snakelike.
    • : belonging or pertaining to the subfamily Colubrinae, comprising the typical colubrid snakes.

Examples

  • There is always the colubrine equivalent of the personal equation to be taken into consideration.

  • Perhaps the most curious of the colubrine snakes is the egg-eating snake of South Africa.