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Definition of Coral snake
1. Noun. Any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia.
Exact synonyms: Old World Coral Snake
Generic synonyms: Elapid, Elapid Snake
Specialized synonyms: Asian Coral Snake, African Coral Snake, Aspidelaps Lubricus, Australian Coral Snake, Rhynchoelaps Australis
Generic synonyms: Elapid, Elapid Snake
Specialized synonyms: Asian Coral Snake, African Coral Snake, Aspidelaps Lubricus, Australian Coral Snake, Rhynchoelaps Australis
2. Noun. Any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America.
Exact synonyms: Harlequin-snake, New World Coral Snake
Generic synonyms: Elapid, Elapid Snake
Specialized synonyms: Eastern Coral Snake, Micrurus Fulvius, Micruroides Euryxanthus, Western Coral Snake
Generic synonyms: Elapid, Elapid Snake
Specialized synonyms: Eastern Coral Snake, Micrurus Fulvius, Micruroides Euryxanthus, Western Coral Snake
Definition of Coral snake
1. Noun. Any of various venomous snakes of the genera ''Micrurus'' and ''Micruroides'', native to tropical South America and Southern USA and having bright bands of red, yellow and black. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com