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Ptyas

noun

Asian rat snakes

• Syn: ↑genus Ptyas

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Colubridae, ↑family Colubridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Indian rat snake, ↑Ptyas mucosus

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\\ˈtīəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, spitter, from ptyein to spit

: a genus of Colubridae comprising the Indian rat snake

Useful english dictionary. 2012.