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词汇 colubrine
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Definition of colubrine in English:

colubrine

adjective ˈkɒljʊbrʌɪnˈkäl(y)əˌbrīn
  • Relating to or resembling a snake.

    he had played a game of subtle, colubrine misdirection

    他巧妙地耍了个把戏,不知不觉地引开了人们的注意力。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The true colubrine snakes lack poison glands and poison fangs and include the Russian rat snake (the snake our visitors are allowed to pet) and our native Aesculapian snake and grass snake.
    • This finding suggested that it was recruited into the chemical arsenal of snakes before the split between the elapid and colubrine lineages.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin colubrinus, from coluber 'snake'.

Definition of colubrine in US English:

colubrine

adjectiveˈkäl(y)əˌbrīn
  • Relating to or resembling a snake.

    he had played a game of subtle, colubrine misdirection

    他巧妙地耍了个把戏,不知不觉地引开了人们的注意力。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This finding suggested that it was recruited into the chemical arsenal of snakes before the split between the elapid and colubrine lineages.
    • The true colubrine snakes lack poison glands and poison fangs and include the Russian rat snake (the snake our visitors are allowed to pet) and our native Aesculapian snake and grass snake.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin colubrinus, from coluber ‘snake’.

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