"wart snake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wart snakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wart snake (plural wart snakes)
  1. Any of various primitive aquatic snakes in the monotypic family Acrochordidae (the single genus Acrochordus). Wikipedia link: Acrochordidae Categories (lifeform): Snakes Synonyms (snake of family Acrochordidae): acrochordid, file snake Derived forms: Javan wart snake (alt: =elephant trunk snake, Javan file snake) (taxonomic: Acrochordus javanicus) Related terms: file snake

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