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ELAPHE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

North American rat snakes

Synonyms:

Elaphe; genus Elaphe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Elaphe" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Elaphe"):

corn snake; Elaphe guttata; red rat snake (large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farms)

black rat snake; blacksnake; Elaphe obsoleta; mountain blacksnake; pilot blacksnake (large harmless shiny black North American snake)

chicken snake (large North American snake)

Holonyms ("Elaphe" is a member of...):

Colubridae; family Colubridae (nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species)

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