Any of several highly venomous snakes of the genus Bungarus of southeast Asia and adjacent islands, having a generally black body with brightly colored bands.
[Hindi karait, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit kāla-, black. See Kali.]
krait
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Meaning #1:
brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula
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