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coral snake

coral snake noun: any member of the species of New World coral snakes in three genera (Leptomicrurus, Micruroides, Micrurus), native to tropical South America and Southern USA, having bright bands of red, yellow and black.

coral snake: any member of the species of New World coral snakes in three genera (Leptomicrurus, Micruroides,...
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Noun

coral snake (plural coral snakes)

  1. Any member of the species of New World coral snakes in three genera (Leptomicrurus, Micruroides, Micrurus), native to tropical South America and Southern USA, having bright bands of red, yellow and black.
  2. Any member of the species of Old World coral snakes in three genera (Calliophis, Hemibungarus, and Sinomicrurus), some banded.

Forms of coral snake

pluralcoral snakes

Words formed from coral snake

  • African coral snake
  • aquatic coral snake
  • Argentinian coral snake
  • Arizona coral snake
  • Asian coral snake
  • Australian coral snake
  • Belize coral snake
  • Bogert's coral snake
  • Brazilian coral snake
  • common coral snake
  • decorated coral snake
  • double black coral snake
  • eastern coral snake
  • elegant coral snake
  • false coral snake
  • Formosa coral snake
  • Mayan coral snake
  • New World coral snake
  • North American coral snake
  • Oaxacan coral snake
  • Old World coral snake
  • oriental coral snake
  • Roatan coral snake
  • Sonoran coral snake
  • Taiwan coral snake
  • Texas coral snake
  • western coral snake

Questions about coral snake

What does coral snake mean?
Coral snake means any member of the species of New World coral snakes in three genera (Leptomicrurus, Micruroides, Micrurus), native to tropical South America and Southern USA, having bright bands of red, yellow and black.
What part of speech is coral snake?
Coral snake is a noun.
What is the plural of coral snake?
The plural of coral snake is coral snakes.

Words near coral snake in the dictionary

  1. coral rag
  2. coral rags
  3. coral reef
  4. coral reefs
  5. Coral Sea
  6. coral snake
  7. coral snakes
  8. Coral Springs
  9. coral stitch
  10. coral stitches
  11. coral swirl

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