Colubrine

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or resembling a snake.
  • adjective. Colubrid.
  • adjective. Of or relating to a colubrid snake of the subfamily Colubrinae, including the king snakes and rat snakes.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to a snake or serpent; ophidian; specifically, of or pertaining to the Colubrina or Colubridæ. Also colubriform.
  • Cunning; crafty.
  • noun. A colubrine serpent.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. like or related to snakes of the genus Coluber.
  • adjective. Like a snake; cunning; crafty.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Snake-like, pertaining to snakes.
  • Word Usage
    "There are also: serpentine, colubrine (if it's a cobra-like snake, can't apply to a constricter, say, or a sidewinder ...), anguine."
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    crafty  cunning