Epicrates

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Epicrates m

A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – rainbow boas, non-venomous snakes, principally of South America.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Booidea - superfamily; Boidae - family; Boinae subfamily

References

Epicrates (snake) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Epicrates on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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