单词 | sand-snake |
释义 | > as lemmassand-snake sand-snake n. (a) a snake of the genus Eryx = ammodyte n. 1; (b) = desert-snake n. at desert n.2 Compounds 2 (Cent. Dict.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Boidae (boas) > member of genus Eryx (sand boa) sand-viper1668 sand-snake1753 sand boa1910 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ammodytes..or sand-snake, from its sand-like colour. 1896 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. V. 193 From their allies, the sand-snakes are distinguished by the small scales being either smooth or singly keeled [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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