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erycine

erycine noun: any nonvenomous snake of the subfamily Erycinae.

Noun

erycine (plural erycines)

  1. Any nonvenomous snake of the subfamily Erycinae.
    • Some dwarf boas and erycines climb occasionally, and arboreal specializations have evolved independently in Green Pythons (Morelia viridis), Pacific Tree Boas (C. bibronii), neotropical tree boas (Corallus), and Vine Boas (Epicrates gracilis).1997, Harry W. Greene, Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature, page 169

Forms of erycine

pluralerycines

Questions about erycine

What does erycine mean?
Erycine means any nonvenomous snake of the subfamily Erycinae.
What part of speech is erycine?
Erycine is a noun.
What is the plural of erycine?
The plural of erycine is erycines.

Words near erycine in the dictionary

  1. erycanoside
  2. erychroside
  3. erychrosol
  4. erycid
  5. erycids
  6. erycine
  7. erycines
  8. erycinid
  9. erycinids
  10. erycordin
  11. erycristagallin

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