1. : any of several Australian venomous elapid snakes especially of the genus Demansia; specifically : a widely distributed brownish or blackish snake (D. textilis)
2. : any of a number of small brownish inoffensive colubrid snakes of No. America
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n.
1) a fast-moving, venomous, and aggressive Australian snake, with a variety of color forms. ● Pseudonaja and other genera, family Elapidae: several species, in particular P. textilis
2) a small, secretive, harmless North American snake that is typically brownish in color. ● Storeria dekayi, family Colubridae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.