Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A genus of snakes including certain of the coral snakes, such as the eastern coral snake (
Micrurus fulvius ).
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Elapidae —coral snake .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun coral snakes
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Examples
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The Texan coral snake, Micrurus tener, to be exact.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shock Treatment Greg Cox 2010
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“The specimen appears to be an adult coral snake, of the species Micrurus tener.”
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shock Treatment Greg Cox 2010
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The Texan coral snake, Micrurus tener, to be exact.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shock Treatment Greg Cox 2010
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“The specimen appears to be an adult coral snake, of the species Micrurus tener.”
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shock Treatment Greg Cox 2010
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The Texan coral snake, Micrurus tener, to be exact.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shock Treatment Greg Cox 2010
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“The specimen appears to be an adult coral snake, of the species Micrurus tener.”
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shock Treatment Greg Cox 2010
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The more ferocious snakes here include fer-de-lance Bothrops asper, coral snake Micrurus spp., boa constrictor Boa constrictor, palm pit-viper Bothriechis spp. and bushmaster Lachesis muta.
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The more ferocious snakes that occur here include fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper), coral snakes (Micrurus spp.), boa constrictors (Boa constrictor), and bushmasters (Lachesis muta).
Tepuis 2008
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The snakes include the anaconda Eunectes murinus, fer-de-lance Bothrops asper, palm pit-vipers Bothriechis spp., coral snakes Micrurus spp., the bushmaster Lachesis muta and boa constrictor Boa constrictor.
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Reptiles and amphibians include Morelet's crocodile Crocodylus moreletii (DD), the central American river turtle Dermatemys mawii (EN), Claudius angustatus, nine families of amphibian and six genera of turtles, as well as 38 species of non-poisonous and poisonous snakes including coral snake Micrurus diastema sapperi, four species of Bothrops and two sub-species of rattlesnake Crotalus.
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