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PTYAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ptyas mean? 

PTYAS (noun)
  The noun PTYAS has 1 sense:

1. Asian rat snakesplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PTYAS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Asian rat snakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Ptyas; Ptyas

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

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Ptyas"):

Indian rat snake; Ptyas mucosus (enter buildings in pursuit of prey)

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

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


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