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elapid in British English
(ˈɛləpɪd)
noun
1.
any venomous snake of the mostly tropical family Elapidae, having fixed poison fangs at the front of the upper jaw and including the cobras, coral snakes, and mambas
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or belonging to the Elapidae
Word origin
C19: from New Latin Elapidae, from Medieval Greek elaps, elops a fish, sea serpent; perhaps related to Greek lepis scaleWord lists withelapid
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