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Lampropeltis

noun

king snakes and milk snakes

• Syn: ↑genus Lampropeltis

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Colubridae, ↑family Colubridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑king snake, ↑kingsnake

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\\ˈlamprəˈpeltə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from lampro- + -peltis (from Greek peltē small shield) — more at pelta

: a genus of American colubrid snakes comprising the king snakes

Useful english dictionary. 2012.