Dispholidus

noun

Dis·​phol·​i·​dus

də̇ˈsfälədəs

: a genus of boigid snakes that includes the boomslang

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dis- entry 1 + -pholidus (from Greek pholid-, pholis scale of a reptile)

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