colubridae

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun colubridae has 1 sense

colubridae(n = noun.animal) family colubridae - nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species; Array

is a kind of reptile family

is a member of ophidia, serpentes, suborder ophidia, suborder serpentes

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CIDE DICTIONARY

colubridae, n.

a broad family including only nonvenomous snakes, containing about two-thirds of all living species. It includes the bullsnakes, garter snakes, and water snakes as well as many other species. [WordNet 1.5]

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