Epicrates

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Translingual

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπικρατής (epikratḗs).

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
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