elapidadj.n.
/ˈɛləpɪd/, U.S. /ˈɛləpəd/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a venomous colubrid snake of the family Elapidæ or subfamily Elapinæ.
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1895 Athenæum 14 Dec. 838/2 Boulangerina stormsi an elapoid snake from Lake Tanganyika.
1910 R. L. Ditmars Reptiles of World iv. 196 The Elapine snakes swarm in Australia.
1926 T. Barbour Reptiles & Amphibians iii. 22 The mambas or tree cobras are the most widespread and prominent Elapine types.
1926 T. Barbour Reptiles & Amphibians iii. 35 The venom of the Elapid types is much more neurotoxic than is that of the vipers.
1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles I. iv. 121 The elapid and back-fanged snakes..tend to hold on to their prey.
B. n.
A member of this family.
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1885 Standard Nat. Hist. III. 379 The Elapides are characterized by having the head rounded and depressed.
1926 T. Barbour Reptiles & Amphibians iii. 35 The venom of the Old World Elapids..causes a paralysis of the phrenic nerve.
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