- colubrine
- adjective Date: circa 1528 1. of, relating to, or resembling a snake 2. of or relating to colubrids ; colubrid
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Colubrine — Col u*brine, a. [L. colubrinus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) like or related to snakes of the genus {Coluber}. [1913 Webster] 2. Like a snake; cunning; crafty. Johnson. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colubrīne — Colubrīne, Schlange, im 15. u. 16. Jahrh. in Frankreich lange Kanone, nach Construction u. Gewicht der Kugel sehr verschieden; in Deutschland die ganze Schlange, s. u. Kanone … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
colubrine — [käl′yo͞o brīn΄, käl′yo͞obrin] adj. [L colubrinus < coluber, serpent: see COLON1] 1. of, characteristic of, or like a snake 2. COLUBRID … English World dictionary
Colubrine — Talc Talc Un bloc de talc. Général Synonymes C.I. 77718 … Wikipédia en Français
COLUBRINE — n. f. Argile plastique employée pour la fabrication des poteries … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
colubrine — adj. [L. colubrinus, snakelike] Snakelike … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
colubrine — /kol euh bruyn , brin, yeuh /, adj. 1. of or resembling a snake; snakelike. 2. belonging or pertaining to the subfamily Colubrinae, comprising the typical colubrid snakes. [1520 30; < L colubrinus, equiv. to colubr (s. of coluber) snake + inus… … Universalium
colubrine — adjective /ˈkɒljəˌbraɪn/ Snake like, pertaining to snakes … Wiktionary
colubrine — col·u·brine käl (y)ə .brīn adj of or relating to snakes of the family Colubridae: COLUBRID … Medical dictionary
colubrine — (ko lu bri n ) s. f. 1° Variété d argile à poterie grise et sans tache. 2° Un des noms de la bryone. ÉTYMOLOGIE Colubra (voy. couleuvre) … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
