black krait

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• Krait — Krait, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A very venomous snake of India ({Bungarus c[oe]ruleus}), allied to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black, often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• krait — [krīt] n. [Hindi karait] any of a genus (Bungarus) of SC and SE Asian elapine snakes that are generally black or dark brown with tan or yellow bands …   English World dictionary

• Black-banded sea krait — Taxobox name = Black Banded Sea Snake regnum = Animalia classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Hydrophiinae genus = Laticauda species = L. semifasciata binomial = Laticaudata semifasciata binomial authority = (Reinwardt …   Wikipedia

• krait — /kruyt/, n. any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago. [1870 75; < Hindi karait] * * * ▪ snake       any of… …   Universalium

• krait — [[t]kraɪt[/t]] n. ram any nocturnal venomous S Asian elapid snake of the genus Bungarus, having broad black and white or black and yellow bands • Etymology: 1870–75; < Hindi karait …   From formal English to slang

• krait — /kraɪt/ (say kruyt) noun any of the extremely venomous snakes of the genus Bungarus of south eastern Asia, especially B. coeruleus of India. {Hindi karait, from kālā black} …  

• Common Krait — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• banded krait — noun sluggish krait banded with black and yellow • Syn: ↑banded adder, ↑Bungarus fasciatus • Hypernyms: ↑krait * * * noun or banded adder : a sluggish krait ( …   Useful english dictionary

• blue krait — noun : a black or blue black Indian krait (Bungarus caeruleus) more or less banded with white …   Useful english dictionary

• List of snakes by common name — This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. A *Adder **Berg adder **Common adder **Deaf adder **Death adder **Desert death… …   Wikipedia

• List of snakes of South Asia — The following is a list of snakes of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains. All families are covered except… …   Wikipedia