DIADOPHIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Diadophis mean? 

• DIADOPHIS (noun)
  The noun DIADOPHIS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes

  Familiarity information: DIADOPHIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIADOPHIS (noun)

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Meaning:

A genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Diadophis; genus Diadophis

Hypernyms ("Diadophis" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Diadophis"):

ring-necked snake; ring snake; ringneck snake (any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck)

Holonyms ("Diadophis" is a member of...):

Colubridae; family Colubridae (nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species)