单词 | bird snake |
释义 | > as lemmasbird snake bird snake n. any of the venomous arboreal colubrid snakes comprising the genus Thelotornis, which are native to sub-Saharan Africa and prey on lizards, frogs, and birds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > member of genus Thelotornis (bird-snake) bird snake1910 1910 F. W. Fitzsimons Snakes S. Afr. iii. 57/1 Thelotornis kirtlandii. Bird Snake... Distribution Tropical Africa. All over South Africa. 1954 J. A. Pringle Common Snakes 4 The Bird-snake has a long thin body which is admirably suited for its arboreal life... It is common in the Lowveld of the Transvaal. 2010 J. Murphy Secrets Snake Charmer iv. 73 He removed a Bird Snake..from its cage and was playing with it, probably in an effort to aggravate it so that it would expand its neck and throat in a spectacular defense display. < as lemmas |
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