keelback

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noun

Any of various colubrid snakes of the subfamily Natricinae, whose dorsal scales exhibit strong keeling.

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Meanings

nounkeelback (plural keelbacks)

plural keelbacks

  1. Any of various colubrid snakes of the subfamily Natricinae, whose dorsal scales exhibit strong keeling.

Origin

From keel + back.

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APA

keelback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keelback

MLA

“keelback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keelback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keelback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keelback.

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