n.
Any of numerous, widely distributed, chiefly nonvenomous snakes of the family Colubridae, which includes the king snakes, garter snakes, and water snakes.
adj.
Of, relating to, or belonging to the Colubridae.
[From New Latin Colubridae, family name, from Latin coluber, colubr-, snake.]
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