Oxybelis

noun
Ox·​yb·​e·​lis | \ äkˈsibələ̇s\

Definition of Oxybelis

: a genus of slender chiefly arboreal back-fanged snakes (family Colubridae) having slender pointed snouts and being widely distributed in tropical America with one species occurring as far north as Arizona

History and Etymology for Oxybelis

New Latin, from Greek oxybelēs sharp-pointed, from oxy- oxy- + -belēs pointed, from belos arrow; akin to Greek ballein to throw

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