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Meaning of "colubrine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COLUBRINE

From Latin colubrīnus, from coluber snake.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COLUBRINE

colubrine  [ˈkɒljʊˌbraɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLUBRINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colubrine is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COLUBRINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

colubrine

Colubrinae

The Colubrinae are a subfamily of the Colubridae family of snakes. It includes numerous genera, and taxonomic sources often disagree on the exact number. It is the largest subfamily of colubrids, and even of all snakes. Many of the most commonly known snakes are members of this subfamily, including, but not limited to: rat snakes, king snakes, milk snakes, vine snakes and indigo snakes.

Definition of colubrine in the English dictionary

The definition of colubrine in the dictionary is of or resembling a snake. Other definition of colubrine is of, relating to, or belonging to the Colubrinae, a subfamily of harmless colubrid snakes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLUBRINE


brine
braɪn
crine
kraɪn
cyprine
ˈsɪpraɪn
endocrine
ˈɛndəʊˌkraɪn
enshrine
ɪnˈʃraɪn
estuarine
ˈɛstjʊəˌraɪn
exocrine
ˈɛksəʊˌkraɪn
intrauterine
ˌɪntrəˈjuːtəraɪn
lacustrine
ləˈkʌstraɪn
murine
ˈmjʊəraɪn
neuroendocrine
ˌnjʊərəʊˈɛndəʊˌkraɪn
Rhine
raɪn
riverine
ˈrɪvəˌraɪn
shrine
ʃraɪn
Strine
straɪn
taurine
ˈtɔːraɪn
trine
traɪn
uterine
ˈjuːtəˌraɪn
vulturine
ˈvʌltʃəˌraɪn
zebrine
ˈziːbraɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLUBRINE

colubriad
colubrid
colubriform
colugo
Colum
Columba
Columbae
columbaria
columbarium
columbary
columbate
Columbia
Columbian
columbic
columbine
columbite
columbium
columbous

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLUBRINE

aquamarine
Atabrine
Catherine
chlorine
citrine
doctrine
figurine
Katharine
Katherine
Katrine
margarine
marine
pebrine
poitrine
serine
submarine
tangerine
urine
vitrine
wolverine

Synonyms and antonyms of colubrine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «colubrine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLUBRINE

Find out the translation of colubrine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of colubrine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colubrine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

colubrine
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colubrine
570 millions of speakers

English

colubrine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

colubrine
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

colubrine
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

colubrine
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colubrine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

colubrine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

colubrine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Colubrine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

colubrine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

colubrine
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

colubrine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Colubrine
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

colubrine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

colubrine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Colubrine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

colubrine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colubrine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

colubrine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

colubrine
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colubrine
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

colubrine
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

colubrine
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

colubrine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

colubrine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colubrine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLUBRINE»

The term «colubrine» is used very little and occupies the 171.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLUBRINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «colubrine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «colubrine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colubrine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLUBRINE»

Discover the use of colubrine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colubrine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the collection of the ...
Section II. Colubrinaa. Belly covered with broad, band-like plates; head covered with shields. Vent without any spur-like feet. Tail conical, tapering. Both jaws provided with teeth. A. Colubrine Snakes without grooved or perforated fang in front.
British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology, 1858
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America
... colubrina arborescent 2024 colubrine 2023 colubrine à nervures inégales 2033 colubrine à trois fleurs 2036 colubrine bois-couleuvre 2024 colubrine bois- mabi 2028 colubrine de Cuba 2025 colubrine de Cuba de Floride 2027 colubrine de ...
M.M. Grandtner, 2005
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Dictionary of Natural Products
B.HCI: Plates + 3HX> (H20). [aft8 -3.1° (c, 1.943 in EtOH). 16-Hydroxy: [34479-58 -8]. 16-Hydroxy-x-colubrine, 8CI. 3- Hydroxv-a-colubrine. Pseudo-a-colubrine CziH^NjC^ M 380.443 Minor alkaloid from seeds of S. nux-vomica (Strychnaceae ).
John Buckingham, 1993
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Medicinal Plants
... 1%: 12-hydroxy-strychnine, 15-hydroxy-strychnine, α-colubrine, β-colubrine, icajine, 11-methoxy- icajine, novacine, vomicine, pseudostrychnine, pseudobrucine, pseudo-α-colubrine, pseudo-β- colubrine, N-methyl-sec-pseudo- β-colubrine, ...
‎2008
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Cultural Critique and Abstraction: Marianne Moore and the ...
A description of a male figure as colubrine is obvious and sexual; feline, however , is typically used in reference to a female and thus serves to diminish Adam's masculinity. The passage Moore quotes reads as follows: "We were puzzled and  ...
Elisabeth W. Joyce, 1998
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"The Crow's Cry 2"
Colubrine looks oddly, wide-open eyes at Martin; as is matching too inspector shuddering with his upper-body. Now Colubrine bows head as be busy: 'What is so strange about that call?'—Martin folds up his hands: 'Inspector, don't you want  ...
Anastasia Shmaryan, 2013
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Dictionary of Alkaloids, Second Edition with CD-ROM
... in R-00047 V-Desacetyl-18-hydroxyisoretuline, in R-00047 O-Acetylretuline, in R-00047 Retuline, R-00047 Strychnos ligustrina Brucine N-oxide, in B-00190 0- Colubrine, C-00321 0-Colubrine N-oxide, in C-00321 16-Hydroxy-/3-colubrine, ...
Ian W. Southon, John Buckingham, 1989
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Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification
A Guide to Field Identification Edmund D. Brodie, Jr., Hobart M. Smith. miliarius miliarius barbouri miliarius miliarius miliarius streckeri Skeleton, reptile Skinks ground sand striped Snakebite Snakes advanced aquatic burrower colubrine ...
Edmund D. Brodie, Jr., Hobart M. Smith, 2014
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Catalogue of Colubrine Sanakes
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Albert Gunther, 2009
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"The Crow's Cry"
Anastasia Shmaryan. him; but being unable to make up his mind about Martin: ' Who are you? Why are you here?'—Martin has avowed as if he is shy: 'Sir, I came for the reason that I want to work here!'—Colubrine in his turn smirk, looks at him  ...
Anastasia Shmaryan, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLUBRINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colubrine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Secrets of Vilcabamba, Playground of the Inca and Valley of Longevity
The Anadenanthera colubrine tree (known also as Willka, Vilca or Huilca), is considered to be a treasure in Ecuador and is deemed to be holy ... «Ancient Origins, Feb 15»
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Nicki Minaj & Drake's "Anaconda" Teaser Photos: What's Going On …
Obviously, all of our “Anaconda” questions will be answered once Nicki releases the music video for the this colubrine single, including the ... «Bustle, Aug 14»
3
Aquariums celebrate New Year with 'snaky' exhibitions
14, visitors can check out the gold and white corn snake of the colubrine family. Also on display are a leopard snake eel and a moray eel. «Asahi Shimbun, Dec 12»
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“My Poets,” by Maureen N. McLane
... aren't for teaching; they insinuate; they are of the Tree of Life and of the Tree of Knowledge; they are 'something feline,/ something colubrine. «Washington Post, Aug 12»
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Love for Mastigodryas, Tomodon, Sordellina and all their buddies …
(2011) recovered it as part of the tropical American colubrine clade that includes cribos (Drymarchon), coachwhips (Masticophis), tiger snakes ... «Scientific American, Feb 12»
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A Twist of Fate
Colubrine domesticity had its allures. When Oren and I watched television, Pretzel would wriggle from one set of shoulders to the next, and we ... «New York Times, Nov 11»
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Study finds no frogs in Hundred Islands
A live sea snake (Laticauda colubrine) was caught in the same cave. ?A dead sea snake was seen floating off Monkey Island that we passed ... «Inquirer.net, Aug 10»
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Non sono bastati 150 anni, ai nostalgici del Papa Re e dei Borboni …
... sparate da colubrine fabbricate dagli spagnoli nel 1600, gli assediati presero atto che non aveva senso continuare. Poche ore e fu tutto finito. «Corriere della Sera, May 10»
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'Two-Headed' Snake Fakes Predators
Even though L. colubrine packs some of the most potent venom, the ... other sea snakes might employ the guise observed in L. colubrine, the ... «LiveScience.com, Aug 09»
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Venomous first aid
If you see either a yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) or a banded or yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrine) lying on the sand ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 09»

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