Meanings
nouncoral snake (plural coral snakes)
plural coral snakes
- Any member of species of six genera in family Elapidae of various venomous snakes, many displaying distinctive color bands.
- Any member of the species of New World coral snakes in three genera (Leptomicrurus, Micruroides, Micrurus), native to tropical South America and Southern USA, having bright bands of red, yellow and black.
- Any member of the species of Old World coral snakes in three genera (Calliophis, Hemibungarus, and Sinomicrurus), some banded.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia
Similar
Old World coral snake
Broader
elapidelapid snake
nounany 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
Similar
harlequin-snakeNew World coral snake
Broader
elapidelapid snake
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque suge koral
- suge koralsnake
Czech korálovec
- korálovecsnake
Dutch koraalslang
- koraalslangsnake
French serpent corail
- serpent corailsnake
German Korallenotter
- Korallenottersnake
Portuguese cobra-coral
- cobra-coralsnake
Russian кора́лловый а́спид
- кора́лловый а́спид (korállovyj áspid)snake
Spanish coralillo, víbora de coral
- coralillosnake
- víbora de coralsnake
Swedish korallorm
- korallormsnake
Welsh neidr gwrel
- neidr gwrelsnake
Cite this entry
APA
coral snake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coral%20snake
MLA
“coral snake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coral%20snake. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coral snake,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coral%20snake.
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