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bungarum|ˈbʌŋgərəm|
Also bungarus, bungar, bongar.
[Bengali (Skr., neut. sing. of bhangura bent, curled (n. bend of a river), f. bhanj to break, bend).]
Any of the venomous snakes of the genus Bungarus; esp. the krait of India.
1835Encycl. Metrop. XXIII. 640/1 P[seudoboa] Fasciata...A native of India. In Bengal is called Bungarum Pamah and Sackeenee. 1869Gillmore tr. Figuier's Reptiles & Birds (1870) ii. 71 According to Cantor, the Bungarums are capable of darting nearly the anterior half of the body. 1887Encycl. Brit. XXII. 196/2 The fangs of the bungarums are shorter than those of the cobras. 1921F. Wall Snakes of Ceylon 435 The Telugu word ‘bungarum’, gold..is applied by the Telugus to the banded krait. |