wolf snake

noun

A species of colubrid snake, Lycodon capucinus, native to the Malay Archipelago, but introduced elsewhere.

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Meanings

nounwolf snake (plural wolf snakes)

plural wolf snakes

  1. sensu strictoA species of colubrid snake, Lycodon capucinus, native to the Malay Archipelago, but introduced elsewhere.
  2. Any snake of the genus Lycodon.

Origin

A partial calque of translingual Lycodon (literally “wolf-tooth”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 白環蛇 /白环蛇, 鏈蛇 /链蛇
  • 白環蛇 /白环蛇 (báihuánshé)snake of the genus Lycodon
  • 鏈蛇 /链蛇snake of the genus Lycodon
  • 狼蛇snake of the genus Lycodon
  • 狼齒蛇 /狼齿蛇snake of the genus Lycodon
Dutch wolfstandslang
  • wolfstandslangsnake of the genus Lycodon
German Wolfszahnnatter
  • Wolfszahnnattersnake of the genus Lycodon
Indonesian ular serigala
  • ular serigalasnake of the genus Lycodon
Italian serpente lupo
  • serpente luposnake of the genus Lycodon
Lithuanian vilkdantis
  • vilkdantissnake of the genus Lycodon
Persian گرگمار
  • گرگمارsnake of the genus Lycodon
Russian волкозу́б
  • волкозу́б (volkozúb)snake of the genus Lycodon
Thai งูปล้องฉนวน
  • งูปล้องฉนวนsnake of the genus Lycodon
Ukrainian вовкозу́б
  • вовкозу́б (vovkozúb)snake of the genus Lycodon
Vietnamese rắn khuyết
  • rắn khuyếtsnake of the genus Lycodon
Cite this entry
APA

wolf snake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolf%20snake

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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