Xenopeltidae

plural noun

Xen·​o·​pel·​ti·​dae

ˌzenəˈpeltəˌdē

: a family of harmless terrestrial or burrowing snakes that is intermediate in many respects between the Boidae and Colubridae and includes solely the sunbeam snake

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Xenopeltis, type genus (from xen- + Greek peltē small shield) + -idae

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