| 单词 | yellowsnake |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyellowsnake yellowsnake n. †(a) the crocodile (obsolete rare); (b) any of several snakes with yellow coloration, spec. a boa native to Jamaica, Epicrates subflavus, which is golden yellow with black markings at the anterior end of the body becoming black at the posterior end. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Boidae (boas) > types of epicrates > epicrates subflavus (yellow snake) yellowsnake1567 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest iii. f. 78 The Crocodile is called yelow Snake for that he is in colour most Saffron like. 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 325 Serpens major subflavus..The yellow Snake. 1849 Catal. Witt Mus. A young specimen of the large Yellow Snake, from Jamaica... They are perfectly harmless unless molested. 1860 M. Reid Odd People 22 The ‘Yellow Snake’, or South African Cobra. 1930 Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner 19 Mar. 9 Quite a curious crowd gathered at Mr. Veira's store this evening to see a large yellow snake that was caught at Kinloss. 2007 M. O'Shea Boas & Pythons World 47/1 Jamaican Boa Epicrates subflavus Known as the ‘yellowsnake’ in its native land, this species has also suffered greatly since European colonization. < as lemmas |
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