"wolf snake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wolf snakes [plural]
Etymology: A partial calque of translingual Lycodon (literally “wolf-tooth”). Etymology templates: {{pclq|en|mul|Lycodon|lit=wolf-tooth|nocap=1}} partial calque of translingual Lycodon (literally “wolf-tooth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wolf snake (plural wolf snakes)
  1. (sensu stricto) A species of colubrid snake, Lycodon capucinus, native to the Malay Archipelago, but introduced elsewhere.
    Sense id: en-wolf_snake-en-noun-VmnrdyPY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Colubrid snakes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Colubrid snakes: 75 25
  2. (sensu lato) Any snake of the genus Lycodon. Translations (snake of the genus Lycodon): canavardiş (Azerbaijani), 白環蛇 /白环蛇 (báihuánshé) (Chinese Mandarin), 鏈蛇 /链蛇 (Chinese Mandarin), 狼蛇 (Chinese Mandarin), 狼齒蛇 /狼齿蛇 (Chinese Mandarin), wolfstandslang [feminine] (Dutch), ლიკოდონი (liḳodoni) (Georgian), Wolfszahnnatter [feminine] (German), ular serigala (Indonesian), serpente lupo [masculine] (Italian), vilkdantis [masculine] (Lithuanian), گرگمار (Persian), волкозу́б (volkozúb) [masculine] (Russian), งูปล้องฉนวน (Thai), вовкозу́б (vovkozúb) [masculine] (Ukrainian), rắn khuyết (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-wolf_snake-en-noun-fdzEC1M- Disambiguation of 'snake of the genus Lycodon': 17 83

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