dasypeltisn.

/dasɪˈpɛltɪs/

Etymology: modern Latin. (J. G. Wagler Natürliches System der Amphibien (1830) iv. 178), < Greek δασύς thick + πέλτη small shield.

A small harmless egg-eating snake of the genus of this name found in central and south Africa.

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dasypeltis1887

egg-eater1887

egg-eating snake1897

1849 A. Smith Illustr. Zool. S. Afr.: Reptilia Tab. LXXIII On discovering that Anodon had been employed by conchologists, I adopted Dasypeltis, as proposed by Wagler.]

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 194/2 A very peculiar genus of snakes, Dasypeltis, represented by three species only, is the type of a separate family.

1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. xi. 223 The egg-eating snake, Dasypeltis.

1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles I. iv. 119 Among the selective feeders are the egg-eating colubrids Dasypeltis and Elachistodon; many snakes are fond of birds' eggs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	dasypeltis
释义	dasypeltisn. /dasɪˈpɛltɪs/ Etymology: modern Latin. (J. G. Wagler Natürliches System der Amphibien (1830) iv. 178), < Greek δασύς thick + πέλτη small shield. A small harmless egg-eating snake of the genus of this name found in central and south Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > member of genus Dasypeltis (egg-eater) dasypeltis1887 egg-eater1887 egg-eating snake1897 1849 A. Smith Illustr. Zool. S. Afr.: Reptilia Tab. LXXIII On discovering that Anodon had been employed by conchologists, I adopted Dasypeltis, as proposed by Wagler.] 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 194/2 A very peculiar genus of snakes, Dasypeltis, represented by three species only, is the type of a separate family. 1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. xi. 223 The egg-eating snake, Dasypeltis. 1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles I. iv. 119 Among the selective feeders are the egg-eating colubrids Dasypeltis and Elachistodon; many snakes are fond of birds' eggs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1887
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