elapid

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Sea snakes are members of the elapid family of snakes that also includes cobras, mambas and coral snakes.

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  1. noun Any of several venomous snakes of the family Elapidae, which includes the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes.
  2. adjective Of or belonging to the family Elapidae.

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  1. From New Latin Elapidae, family name, from Late Greek elaps, elap-, fish, variant of Greek ellops.
 

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/ˈɛləpɪd/
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