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krait
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun krait has 1 sense
- krait(n = noun.animal) Array - brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula; Array is a kind of elapid, elapid snake
is a member of bungarus, genus bungarus
has particulars: banded adder, banded krait, bungarus fasciatus
CIDE DICTIONARY
krait, n. [Native name.].
A very venomous snake of India (Bungarus cœruleus ), allied to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black, often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
krait, n. any venomous snake of the genus Bungarus of E. Asia.
Etymology
Hindi karait
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