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Definition of Natrix natrix
1. Noun. Harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England.
Exact synonyms: Grass Snake, Ring Snake, Ringed Snake
Generic synonyms: Water Snake
Specialized synonyms: Natrix Maura, Viperine Grass Snake
Generic synonyms: Water Snake
Specialized synonyms: Natrix Maura, Viperine Grass Snake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Natrix Natrix
Literary usage of Natrix natrix
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles by Leonhard Stejneger, Thomas Barbour (1917)
"73 TYPE: vulgaris = natrix Natrix clarkii (BAIRD and GIRARD) Regina clarkii BAIRD
and GIRARD Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, 1853, p. 48. ..."
2. Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles by Frédéric Cuvier (1819)
"NATRIX , Natrix. Tête aplatie , déprimée, triangulaire, couverte de plaques
larges; tronc lisse, luisant, plus étroit près de la tête, et plus épais dans ..."