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Definition of: elapine
(el′ə·pīn, -pin) adjective Zool.
Of or pertaining to a subfamily (Elipinae) of tropical snakes, including many of the most venomous species, as the coral snake, cobra, and harlequin snake. [<NL <Gk. elaps, var. of ellops, a kind of serpent]
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