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Elaphe
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Translingual
thumb|Elaphe quatuorlineata
Etymology
en
mul la-new -, from mul grc ἐλαφῆ deerskin, related to grc ἔλαφος deer. A reference to Italian it serpente cervone deer snake, the vernacular name of the type species Elaphe quatuorlineata species.
See also Elaphus.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Colubridae many rat snakes
Hypernyms
genus ; Colubrinae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Elaphe quatuorlineata species (four-lined ratsnake) - type species; for other species see 1
Further reading
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Latin
Proper noun
la proper noun form
la Elaphus voc s