eight-lined keelback

noun

Hebius octolineatus, a species of keelback snake found in southwestern China.

Origintranslingual Hebius octolineatus →
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Meanings

nouneight-lined keelback (plural eight-lined keelbacks)

plural eight-lined keelbacks

  1. Hebius octolineatus, a species of keelback snake found in southwestern China.

Origin

  1. translingualHebius octolineatus
  2. Englisheight-lined keelback

From eight + lined + keelback, calque of translingual Hebius octolineatus.

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eight-lined keelback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eight-lined%20keelback

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“eight-lined keelback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eight-lined%20keelback. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eight-lined keelback,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eight-lined%20keelback.

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