colubriform

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English

Etymology 1

From Latin coluber and translingual Coluber + -iform.

Adjective

colubriform (not comparable)

  1. Having the form of a snake
  2. Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid

Etymology 2

From translingual Colubriformes.

Noun

colubriform (plural colubriforms)

  1. Any snake of the clade Colubriformes