Useful english dictionary. 2012.
coral snake — noun 1. any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia • Syn: ↑Old World coral snake • Hypernyms: ↑elapid, ↑elapid snake • Hyponyms: ↑Asian coral snake, ↑African coral snake, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Coral snake — (Micrurus sp.) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
coral snake — 1. any of numerous venomous elapid snakes, found chiefly in the New World tropics, as Micrurus fulvius (eastern coral snake), of the southeastern U.S., often brilliantly marked with bands of red, yellow, and black. 2. any of several other snakes … Universalium
eastern coral snake — harlequin snake har le*quin snake n. any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the {eastern coral snake}, a small poisonous snake ({Micrurus fulvius} or {Elaps fulvius}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eastern coral snake — noun ranges from Central America to southeastern United States • Syn: ↑Micrurus fulvius • Hypernyms: ↑coral snake, ↑harlequin snake, ↑New World coral snake • Member Holonyms: ↑Micrurus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
western coral snake — noun ranges from Central America to southwestern United States • Syn: ↑Micruroides euryxanthus • Hypernyms: ↑coral snake, ↑harlequin snake, ↑New World coral snake • Member Holonyms: ↑Micruroides, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
coral snake — kȯr əl , kär n any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes of the genus Micrurus that are brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white and include two (M. fulvius and M. euryxanthus) ranging northward into the… … Medical dictionary
coral snake — noun Date: circa 1772 1. any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genus Micrurus) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (M. fulvius and M. euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern… … New Collegiate Dictionary
harlequin-snake — noun any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America • Syn: ↑coral snake, ↑New World coral snake • Hypernyms: ↑elapid, ↑elapid snake… … Useful english dictionary
harlequin snake — har le*quin snake n. any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the {eastern coral snake}, a small poisonous snake ({Micrurus fulvius} or {Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
