Associations to the word «Elapid»

Wiktionary

ELAPID, noun. (zoology) Any of many species of snakes of the family Elapidae, including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes.
ELAPID, adjective. Characteristic of these snakes.

Dictionary definition

ELAPID, noun. Any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley