Lampropeltis

Lampropeltis
noun
king snakes and milk snakes
• Syn: ↑genus Lampropeltis
• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Colubridae, ↑family Colubridae
• Member Meronyms: ↑king snake, ↑kingsnake

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\\ˈlamprəˈpeltə̇s\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from lampro- + -peltis (from Greek peltē small shield) — more at pelta
: a genus of American colubrid snakes comprising the king snakes

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