Dendrelaphis

Translingual

Etymology

From dendro- (“tree”, from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron)) +‎ *Elaphis (incorrect back-formation of *Elaphidae, correctly Elapidae, from Elaps, from Ancient Greek ἔλαψ (élaps)).

Proper noun

Dendrelaphis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – the bronzebacks and Oceanian tree snakes.

See also

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