CHILOMENISCUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chilomeniscus mean? 

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

1. sand snakes

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHILOMENISCUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sand snakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chilomeniscus; genus Chilomeniscus

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

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Chilomeniscus"):

sand snake (small North American burrowing snake)

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

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