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GENUS PTYAS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Asian rat snakes

Synonyms:

genus Ptyas; Ptyas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Ptyas"):

Indian rat snake; Ptyas mucosus (enter buildings in pursuit of prey)

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

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

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