erycine

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noun

Any nonvenomous snake of the subfamily Erycinae.

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Meanings

nounerycine (plural erycines)

plural erycines

  1. Any nonvenomous snake of the subfamily Erycinae.

    Some dwarf boas and erycines climb occasionally, and arboreal specializations have evolved independently in Green Pythons (Morelia viridis), Pacific Tree Boas (C. bibronii), neotropical tree boas (Corallus), and Vine Boas (Epicrates gracilis).

    1997, Harry W. Greene, Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature, page 169
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