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wolf snake

wolf snake noun: a species of colubrid snake, Lycodon capucinus, native to the Malay Archipelago, but introduced elsewhere.

Noun

wolf snake (plural wolf snakes)

  1. (sensu stricto) A species of colubrid snake, Lycodon capucinus, native to the Malay Archipelago, but introduced elsewhere.
  2. Any snake of the genus Lycodon.

wolf snake meaning in Indonesian, Persian, Thai and Vietnamese

wolf snake in Indonesian

snake of the genus Lycodon
ular serigala

wolf snake in Persian

snake of the genus Lycodon
گرگمار

wolf snake in Thai

snake of the genus Lycodon
งูปล้องฉนวน

wolf snake in Vietnamese

snake of the genus Lycodon
rắn khuyết

Forms of wolf snake

pluralwolf snakes

Origin of wolf snake

A partial calque of translingual Lycodon (literally “wolf-tooth”).

Questions about wolf snake

What does wolf snake mean?
Wolf snake means a species of colubrid snake, Lycodon capucinus, native to the Malay Archipelago, but introduced elsewhere.
What is wolf snake in Indonesian?
Wolf snake in Indonesian is ular serigala. See Wolf snake meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is wolf snake?
Wolf snake is a noun.
What is the plural of wolf snake?
The plural of wolf snake is wolf snakes.

Words near wolf snake in the dictionary

  1. wolf packing
  2. wolf packs
  3. Wolf Point
  4. wolf pup
  5. wolf pups
  6. wolf snake
  7. wolf snakes
  8. wolf spider
  9. wolf spiders
  10. wolf teeth
  11. wolf ticket

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