"colubrine" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɒljəˌbɹaɪn/ Forms: more colubrine [comparative], most colubrine [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin colubrinus, from colubra (“snake”) + -inus (“-ine”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|colubrinus}} Latin colubrinus Head templates: {{en-adj}} colubrine (comparative more colubrine, superlative most colubrine)
  1. Snakelike.
    Sense id: en-colubrine-en-adj-WNb8oFxe
  2. Relating to snakes. Categories (lifeform): Colubrid snakes
    Sense id: en-colubrine-en-adj-6O~j7EBM Disambiguation of Colubrid snakes: 4 46 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (snake-like): змийски (zmijski) (Bulgarian), nathartha (Irish)
Disambiguation of 'snake-like': 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒljəˌbɹaɪn/ Forms: colubrines [plural]
Etymology: From Latin colubrinus, from colubra (“snake”) + -inus (“-ine”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|colubrinus}} Latin colubrinus Head templates: {{en-noun}} colubrine (plural colubrines)
  1. Any snake of the subfamily Colubrinae Categories (lifeform): Colubrid snakes
    Sense id: en-colubrine-en-noun-yUIpqjla Disambiguation of Colubrid snakes: 4 46 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 29 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 15 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 14 81

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