"De Kay's brown snake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: De Kay's brown snakes [plural]
Etymology: Named after American zoologist James Ellsworth De Kay (1792–1851), who collected the first specimen on Long Island, New York. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=De Kay's brown snake}} De Kay's brown snake (plural De Kay's brown snakes)
  1. Storeria dekayi, a small non-venomous American colubrid. Synonyms: brown snake, De Kay's snake

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