Xenopeltidae

plural noun
Xen·​o·​pel·​ti·​dae | \ ˌzenəˈpeltəˌdē\

Definition of Xenopeltidae

: a family of harmless terrestrial or burrowing snakes that is intermediate in many respects between the Boidae and Colubridae and includes solely the sunbeam snake

History and Etymology for Xenopeltidae

New Latin, from Xenopeltis, type genus (from xen- + Greek peltē small shield) + -idae

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