col|u|brine

col|u|brine
col|u|brine «KOL yuh bryn, -brihn», adjective.
1. of or having to do with a snake; like a snake.
2. of or having to do with a family of harmless snakes found throughout the world, including the king snakes and garter snakes: »

The colubrine snakes…differ in several important particulars from the Viperina (Timothy Holmes).

[< Latin colubrīnus < coluber, -brī serpent]

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