- dasypeltidae
- \\ˌdasəˈpeltəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalizedEtymology: New Latin, from Dasypeltis, type genus (from dasy- + Greek peltē small shield) + -idae — more at pelta: an African family of egg-eating snakes containing a single species (Dasypeltis scaber) having the hypapophyses of the cervical vertebra extending into the esophagus where they form a rasp used in breaking eggshells — see elachistodontidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.