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GENUS PTYAS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Ptyas mean?
• GENUS PTYAS (noun)
The noun GENUS PTYAS has 1 sense:
1. Asian rat snakes
Familiarity information: GENUS PTYAS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Asian rat snakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Ptyas; Ptyas
Hypernyms ("genus Ptyas" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Ptyas"):
Indian rat snake; Ptyas mucosus (enter buildings in pursuit of prey)
Holonyms ("genus Ptyas" is a member of...):
Colubridae; family Colubridae (nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species)
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