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erycines

erycines is the plural of erycine.

Meaning of erycine

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

Questions about erycines

What is erycines the plural of?
Erycines is the plural of erycine.

Words near erycines in the dictionary

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

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