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Definition of Colubridae
1. Noun. Nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species.
Exact synonyms: Family Colubridae
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Ophidia, Serpentes, Suborder Ophidia, Suborder Serpentes
Member holonyms: Colubrid, Colubrid Snake, Carphophis, Genus Carphophis, Diadophis, Genus Diadophis, Genus Heterodon, Heterodon, Genus Phyllorhynchus, Phyllorhynchus, Genus Opheodrys, Opheodrys, Chlorophis, Genus Chlorophis, Coluber, Genus Coluber, Genus Masticophis, Masticophis, Elaphe, Genus Elaphe, Genus Ptyas, Ptyas, Arizona, Genus Arizona, Genus Pituophis, Pituophis, Genus Lampropeltis, Lampropeltis, Genus Thamnophis, Thamnophis, Genus Tropidoclonion, Tropidoclonion, Genus Sonora, Sonora, Genus Potamophis, Potamophis, Genus Haldea, Haldea, Genus Natrix, Natrix, Genus Nerodia, Nerodia, Genus Storeria, Storeria, Chilomeniscus, Genus Chilomeniscus, Genus Tantilla, Tantilla, Genus Oxybelis, Oxybelis, Genus Trimorphodon, Trimorphodon, Genus Hypsiglena, Hypsiglena, Drymarchon, Genus Drymarchon
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Ophidia, Serpentes, Suborder Ophidia, Suborder Serpentes
Member holonyms: Colubrid, Colubrid Snake, Carphophis, Genus Carphophis, Diadophis, Genus Diadophis, Genus Heterodon, Heterodon, Genus Phyllorhynchus, Phyllorhynchus, Genus Opheodrys, Opheodrys, Chlorophis, Genus Chlorophis, Coluber, Genus Coluber, Genus Masticophis, Masticophis, Elaphe, Genus Elaphe, Genus Ptyas, Ptyas, Arizona, Genus Arizona, Genus Pituophis, Pituophis, Genus Lampropeltis, Lampropeltis, Genus Thamnophis, Thamnophis, Genus Tropidoclonion, Tropidoclonion, Genus Sonora, Sonora, Genus Potamophis, Potamophis, Genus Haldea, Haldea, Genus Natrix, Natrix, Genus Nerodia, Nerodia, Genus Storeria, Storeria, Chilomeniscus, Genus Chilomeniscus, Genus Tantilla, Tantilla, Genus Oxybelis, Oxybelis, Genus Trimorphodon, Trimorphodon, Genus Hypsiglena, Hypsiglena, Drymarchon, Genus Drymarchon
Medical Definition of Colubridae
1. The largest family of snakes, comprising five subfamilies: colubrinae, natricinae, homalopsinae, lycodontinae, and xenodontinae. They show a great diversity of eating habits, some eating almost anything, others having a specialised diet. They can be oviparous, ovoviviparous, or viviparous. The majority of north american snakes are colubrines. Among the colubrids are king snakes, water moccasins, water snakes, and garter snakes. Some genera are poisonous. (goin, goin, and zug, introduction to herpetology, 3d ed, pp321-29) (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colubridae
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