CHLOROPHIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

African green snakes

Synonyms:

Chlorophis; genus Chlorophis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Chlorophis" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Chlorophis"):

green snake (any of numerous African colubrid snakes)

Holonyms ("Chlorophis" is a member of...):

Colubridae; family Colubridae (nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species)