krait Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula
WordNet
Krait noun
Etymology
Native name.Definitions
(Zoöl.) A very venomous snake of India ( Bungarus coeruleus ), allied to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black, often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish.
