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