family colubridae meaning

• Noun: family Colubridae
  1. Nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
     - Colubridae

  Type of: reptile family

  Part of: Ophidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes

• colubridae:    Noun: ColubridaeNo ...
• family:    Noun: family  ...
• in the family:    [American idiom]re ...

Examples

1. Their largest component is the family Colubridae, but it also includes at least six other families.
2. "Wallaceophis " "'gen . nov . "'may be distinguished from most members of the family Colubridae in lacking hypapophyses on posterior dorsal vertebrae.
3. Both " Bolla " and " Bullar " are actual names for snake / lizard species as well . " Bolla " ( usually stands for European ratsnake but different " bollas " include a group of serpents of families Colubridae or Boidae ) is considered as harmful as usually consumes eggs and poultry, while " Bullar " ( stands for common indigenous glass lizard Scheltopusik ) is considered harmless and even half-domestic as it consumes arthropods and mice.