单词 | carpet-snake |
释义 | > as lemmascarpet-snake carpet-snake n. a large Australian snake ( Morelia variegata) with a variegated skin; see also quot. from Whitworth. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Pythonidae > morelia spilotes (diamond snake) diamond-snake1814 carpet-snake1863 1863 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) III. 115 The Diamond Snake..[and] The Carpet Snake..are variable in their colouring. 1864 Glasgow Herald 12 Apr. An enormous carpet snake which..was found to measure 12 feet 6 inches in length. 1885 G. C. Whitworth Anglo-Indian Dict. Carpet snake..Loosely applied to any kind of snake found in a dwelling house, other than a cobra or a dháman..most commonly the lycodon aulicus. < as lemmas |
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