genus elaphe

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   North American rat snakes

   SynonymsElaphe

   Broaderreptile genus

   Part ofColubridae

Questions about genus elaphe

What does genus elaphe mean?

genus elaphe means "North American rat snakes".

What is another word for genus elaphe?

Close synonyms include Elaphe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus elaphe a common word?

genus elaphe is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.