Mussurana

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• Mussurana — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• mussurana — ▪ snake also spelled  musurana (Clelia clelia)        tropical American rear fanged snake of the family Colubridae. The mussurana preys on both rodents, which it kills with its venom, and on other snakes, which it kills by constriction. It is… …   Universalium

• mussurana — mus·su·ra·na …   English syllables

• mussurana — ˌmu̇səˈränə noun ( s) Etymology: Portuguese muçurana from Tupi, literally, cord : a large harmless colubrid snake (Cloelia cloelia syn. Pseudoboa cloelia) of the West Indies and tropical America which constricts and swallows poisonous snakes …   Useful english dictionary

• Underwood's Mussurana — Conservation status Extinct Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

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• Musurana —   Musurana …   Wikipedia Español

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