Definition of coral snake

Definitions

Noun

any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia

Noun

any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America

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Synonyms

harlequin-snake New World coral snake Old World coral snake

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More General Terms

elapid elapid snake

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More Specific Terms

African coral snake Asian coral snake Aspidelaps lubricus Australian coral snake eastern coral snake Micruroides euryxanthus Micrurus fulvius Rhynchoelaps australis western coral snake

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