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coluber Explained

Coluber at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:

Coluber \Col"u*ber\, n. [L., a serpent.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of harmless serpents.

Note: Linn[ae]us placed in this genus all serpents, whether
venomous or not, whose scales beneath the tail are
arranged in pairs; but by modern writers it is greatly
restricted.

Coluber at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:

Coluber
n : racers [syn: {genus Coluber}]

coluber at English (WD) Of Explained:

Inter: also » Coluber

Latin

Etymology

Inter: rfe » lang=la

Pronunciation

* Inter: a » Classical Inter: IPA » /ˈko.lu.ber/|lang=la

Noun

Inter: la-noun » coluber|colubri|colubrī|m|second
  • snake, serpent

    Inflection

    Inter: la-decl-2nd-ER » coluber|coluber|colubr

    Synonyms

    * Inter: l » la|anguis, Inter: l » la|colubra, Inter: l » la|serpens|serpēns

    Derived terms

    * Inter: l » la|colubra
    • Inter: l » la|colubrifer
    • Inter: l » la|colubrimodus
    • Inter: l » la|colubrinus|colubrīnus
    • Inter: l » la|colubrosus|colubrōsus

      Descendants

      * English: Inter: l » en|colubrid
    • Old Irish: Inter: l » sga|colubir


    Translation: fr » coluber
    Translation: pl » coluber
    Translation: vi » coluber