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GENUS CHLOROPHIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

African green snakes

Synonyms:

Chlorophis; genus Chlorophis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Chlorophis" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Chlorophis"):

green snake (any of numerous African colubrid snakes)

Holonyms ("genus Chlorophis" is a member of...):

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

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