Coral snake Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia
Old World coral snake.
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noun any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America
New World coral snake; harlequin-snake.
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(Zo) (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake(Elaps corallinus) , coral-red, with black bands.(b) A small, harmless, South American snake (Tortrix scytale ).