English Dictionary

CORAL SNAKE

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does coral snake mean? 

CORAL SNAKE (noun)
  The noun CORAL SNAKE has 2 senses:

1. any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australiaplay

2. 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 Americaplay

  Familiarity information: CORAL SNAKE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CORAL SNAKE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

coral snake; Old World coral snake

Hypernyms ("coral snake" is a kind of...):

elapid; elapid snake (any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coral snake"):

Asian coral snake (of India)

African coral snake; Aspidelaps lubricus (small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange)

Australian coral snake; Rhynchoelaps australis (small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

coral snake; harlequin-snake; New World coral snake

Hypernyms ("coral snake" is a kind of...):

elapid; elapid snake (any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coral snake"):

eastern coral snake; Micrurus fulvius (ranges from Central America to southeastern United States)

Micruroides euryxanthus; western coral snake (ranges from Central America to southwestern United States)


 Context examples 


These animals include jaguars, Spix's macaws, harpy eagles, vinaceous-breasted amazons, crowned solitary eagles, hawksbill turtles, green turtles, tarantulas, Amazon false coral snakes, Brazilian green racer snakes, cream-colored woodpeckers, blue spiny starfish, sharks, seahorses, piaba fish, sawfish, bluefin tuna, brown howler monkeys.

(Over 300 animal species threatened in Bahia, Agência Brasil)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"A good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand." (English proverb)

"The nose didn't smell the rotting head." (Bhutanese proverb)

"If the hair was precious, wouldn't grow on the ass." (Arabic proverb)

"By firelight, an old rag looks like sturdy hemp fabric." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact