| 单词 | ring snake |
| 释义 | > as lemmasring snake ring snake n. any of various snakes with a band or bands of contrasting colour around the body; esp. †(a) U.S. the ring-neck snake, Diadophis punctatus (obsolete); (b) the European grass snake, Natrix natrix; (c) Australian the bandy-bandy, Vermicella annulata; cf. ringed snake n. at ringed adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > member of genus Diadophis (ring-neck) ring snake1778 ring-neck1791 ring-neck snake1881 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > member of genus Natrix > natrix helvetica (ringed snake) water snake1527 water serpent1530 ringed water snake1668 grass snake1720 ringed snake1776 ring snake1901 1778 J. Carver Trav. N.-Amer. 487 The Ring Snake is about twelve inches long. 1836 D. B. Edward Hist. Texas 76 One will meet..at times with that beautiful, small, harmless creature, the ring-snake. 1844 Duncan's Weekly Reg. 16 Nov. 246/1 The Water or Ring Snake is usually found in wells, water holes, or stagnant pools. 1901 Nature 31 Jan. 330/2 The species proved to be the common grass, or ring-snake. 1944 J. Devanny By Tropic Sea & Jungle 165 Specially the little ring-snakes, about fifteen inches long and banded black and white. 2000 J. Colgan in J. Adams et al. Girls' Night In 28 Doug and Spoons' eyes grew as round as a cross-section of the rare Australian ring snake. < as lemmas |
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