psammophine
/ˈ(p)samə(ʊ)fʌɪn/Zoology rare
adjective
Relating to or designating snakes of the colubrid subfamily Psammophinae, which comprises members of the genus Psammophis and related genera, including the Montpellier snake, Malpolon monspessulanus.
noun
A psammophine snake.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From scientific Latin Psammophis Psammophis + -ine, after scientific Latin Psammophinae, subfamily name.
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