- genus Chlorophis
- nounAfrican green snakes• Syn: ↑Chlorophis• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Colubridae, ↑family Colubridae• Member Meronyms: ↑green snake
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genus Chlorophis
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Chlorophis — noun African green snakes • Syn: ↑genus Chlorophis • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Colubridae, ↑family Colubridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Colubridae — noun nonvenomous snakes; about two thirds of all living species • Syn: ↑family Colubridae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Serpentes, ↑suborder Serpentes, ↑Ophidia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Colubridae — noun nonvenomous snakes; about two thirds of all living species • Syn: ↑Colubridae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Serpentes, ↑suborder Serpentes, ↑Ophidia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
green snake — noun 1. any of numerous African colubrid snakes • Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid • Member Holonyms: ↑Chlorophis, ↑genus Chlorophis 2. either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes that are green in color • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
green snake — any slender, green snake of the genus Opheodrys, of North America, feeding chiefly on insects. [1700 10, Amer.] * * * ▪ reptile any of several species belonging to the family Colubridae, named for their colour. The North American green snakes… … Universalium
