coluber

noun

col·​u·​ber

ˈkäləbə(r),

-lyə-

1

capitalized : an extensive genus (the type of the family Colubridae) of nonpoisonous snakes

2

plural -s : any snake of the genus Coluber

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin coluber, colubra snake; perhaps akin to Greek kōlon limb

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