colubrid snake vs worm snake

worm snake vs colubrid snake

colubrid snake and worm snake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colubrid snake	Yes	No	No	No
worm snake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, worm snake is a hyponym of colubrid snake; that is, worm snake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colubrid snake:

colubrid snake: mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
worm snake: small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States

Other hyponyms of colubrid snake include hoop snake, Carphophis amoenus, thunder snake, ring-necked snake, ring snake, ringneck snake, hognose snake, puff adder, sand viper, leaf-nosed snake, grass snake, green snake, green snake, racer, whip-snake, whip snake, whipsnake, rat snake, Arizona elegans, glossy snake, bull-snake, bull snake, king snake, kingsnake, garter snake, grass snake, lined snake, Tropidoclonion lineatum, ground snake, Sonora semiannulata, eastern ground snake, Haldea striatula, Potamophis striatula, water snake, red-bellied snake, Storeria occipitamaculata, sand snake, black-headed snake, vine snake, lyre snake, Hypsiglena torquata, night snake, Drymarchon corais, gopher snake, indigo snake.

colubrid snake (noun)	worm snake (noun)
mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes	wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes
	small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States

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