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Definition of Elapid
1. Noun. Any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres.
Exact synonyms: Elapid Snake
Generic synonyms: Ophidian, Serpent, Snake
Group relationships: Elapidae, Family Elapidae
Specialized synonyms: Coral Snake, Harlequin-snake, New World Coral Snake, Coral Snake, Old World Coral Snake, Copperhead, Denisonia Superba, Cobra, Hemachatus Haemachatus, Ringhals, Rinkhals, Spitting Snake, Mamba, Acanthophis Antarcticus, Death Adder, Notechis Scutatus, Tiger Snake, Australian Blacksnake, Pseudechis Porphyriacus, Krait, Oxyuranus Scutellatus, Taipan
Generic synonyms: Ophidian, Serpent, Snake
Group relationships: Elapidae, Family Elapidae
Specialized synonyms: Coral Snake, Harlequin-snake, New World Coral Snake, Coral Snake, Old World Coral Snake, Copperhead, Denisonia Superba, Cobra, Hemachatus Haemachatus, Ringhals, Rinkhals, Spitting Snake, Mamba, Acanthophis Antarcticus, Death Adder, Notechis Scutatus, Tiger Snake, Australian Blacksnake, Pseudechis Porphyriacus, Krait, Oxyuranus Scutellatus, Taipan
Definition of Elapid
1. Noun. (biology) Any of many species of snakes, of the family ''Elapidae'', including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes ¹
2. Adjective. Characteristic of these snakes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elapid
1. a venomous snake [n -S]
Medical Definition of Elapid
1. Any member of the snake family Elapidae. (05 Mar 2000)