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serpent vs colubrid snake

colubrid snake vs serpent

serpent and colubrid snake both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
serpent Yes No No No
colubrid snake Yes No No No
As nouns, colubrid snake is a hyponym of serpent; that is, colubrid snake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than serpent:
  • serpent: limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
  • colubrid snake: mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
Other hyponyms of serpent include colubrid, blind snake, worm snake, constrictor, elapid, elapid snake, sea snake, viper.
serpent (noun) colubrid snake (noun)
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited
Difference between serpent and colubrid snake

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