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CHLOROPHIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Chlorophis mean?

• CHLOROPHIS (noun)
The noun CHLOROPHIS has 1 sense:

1. African green snakes

Familiarity information: CHLOROPHIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHLOROPHIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

African green snakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chlorophis; genus Chlorophis

Hypernyms ("Chlorophis" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Chlorophis"):

green snake (any of numerous African colubrid snakes)

Holonyms ("Chlorophis" is a member of...):

Colubridae; family Colubridae (nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species)

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