colubrid

[ kol-uh-brid, -yuh- ]

noun

1. any of numerous, typically harmless snakes constituting the family Colubridae, having no vestigial limbs, a scale-covered head and body with a mostly bare face, and belly scales usually as wide as the body, including garter snakes, bull snakes, water snakes, racers, vine and tree snakes, and other temperate-to-tropical species, comprising about two-thirds of all living snakes.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the Colubridae.

colubrid

/ ˈkɒljʊbrɪd /

noun

1. any snake of the family Colubridae, including many harmless snakes, such as the grass snake and whip snakes, and some venomous types

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Colubridae

Word History and Origins

Origin of colubrid¹

1885–90; < New Latin Colubridae name of the family, equivalent to Colubr- (stem of Coluber a genus, Latin coluber snake) + -idae -id ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of colubrid¹

C19: from New Latin Colubridae, from Latin coluber snake

Example Sentences

But now that the colubrid market is becoming popular in Asia, Layman said he can barely raise the Mexican black king snakes fast enough to keep up with demand.

From Washington Times

Previous: The more you know about colubrid snakes, the better a person you areMoreTetrapod Zoology .

From Scientific American

Male combat in American colubrid snakes with remarks on combat in other colubrid and elapid snakes.

From Project Gutenberg

The skull of Conophis is typical of a relatively unspecialized colubrid snake.

From Project Gutenberg

Skull.—The skull is typically colubrid and shows no modifications.

From Project Gutenberg