Meanings
nounDe Kay's brown snake (plural De Kay's brown snakes)
plural De Kay's brown snakes
- Storeria dekayi, a small non-venomous American colubrid.
Synonyms: brown snake, De Kay's snake
Synonyms & antonyms
nounStoreria dekayi, a small non-venomous American colubrid.
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Origin
Named after American zoologist James Ellsworth De Kay (1792–1851), who collected the first specimen on Long Island, New York.
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APA
De Kay's brown snake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/De%20Kay's%20brown%20snake
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “De Kay's brown snake,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/De%20Kay's%20brown%20snake.
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