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ACANTHOPHIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Acanthophis mean?
• ACANTHOPHIS (noun)
The noun ACANTHOPHIS has 1 sense:
1. Australian elapid snakes
Familiarity information: ACANTHOPHIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Australian elapid snakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Acanthophis; genus Acanthophis
Hypernyms ("Acanthophis" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Acanthophis"):
Acanthophis antarcticus; death adder (venomous Australian snake resembling an adder)
Holonyms ("Acanthophis" is a member of...):
Elapidae; family Elapidae (cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes)
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