file snake

noun

Any of various snakes resembling a file in texture or appearance, especially a wart snake or a non-venomous South African snake of the genus Mehelya.

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Meanings

nounfile snake (plural file snakes)

plural file snakes

  1. Any of various snakes resembling a file in texture or appearance, especially a wart snake or a non-venomous South African snake of the genus Mehelya.

    Peter had four barramundi and Rosie had three turtles, a possum and a fat file snake.

    1988, Tom Cole, Hell West and Crooked, Angus & Robertson, published 1995, page 259

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wart snake
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APA

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“file snake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20snake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “file snake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20snake.

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