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korait

korait is the alternative spelling of krait.

Meaning of krait

Noun

krait (plural kraits)

  1. Any of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus Bungarus, of southeast Asia.
    • On visiting the General Hospital, on the morning of the 22nd of August, I was informed that one of the punkah coolies had been bitten about 8.30 p.m., the night before, by a krait, whose venom is virulently poisonous.1871 December, Dr. J. Ewart, “How the bite of snakes―supposed to be poisonous―may be cured”, in The Australian Medical Gazette

Forms of korait

pluralkoraits

Questions about korait

What is korait the alternative spelling of?
Korait is the alternative spelling of krait.

Words near korait in the dictionary

  1. Korahitic
  2. korai
  3. Koraishite
  4. koraist
  5. koraists
  6. korait
  7. koraits
  8. korakan
  9. korakora
  10. korakoras
  11. Koraleigh

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