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cribo

cribo noun: any of various snakes in the genus Drymarchon.

Noun

cribo (plural cribos)

  1. Any of various snakes in the genus Drymarchon.
    • It is a singular fact that this snake, so fatal to man, has no power against another West Indian snake, almost equally common, namely, the cribo.1871, Harper's Magazine, volume 43, page 844

Forms of cribo

pluralcribos

Questions about cribo

What does cribo mean?
Cribo means any of various snakes in the genus Drymarchon.
What part of speech is cribo?
Cribo is a noun.
What is the plural of cribo?
The plural of cribo is cribos.

Words near cribo in the dictionary

  1. cribles
  2. cribless
  3. criblike
  4. cribmate
  5. cribmates
  6. cribo
  7. cribos
  8. cribral
  9. cribrate
  10. cribrately
  11. cribration

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