COLUBRID - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes

Synonyms

Colubrid, Colubrid snake

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The word "colubrid" comes from Latin coluber.

🧩 Fun Fact

Church Latin preserved classical vocabulary and spread it through religious texts worldwide.