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Meaning of coral snake | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of various venomous snakes of six genera in family Elapidae, many displaying distinctive color bands.
  2. Over 65 recognized species of New World coral snakes in three genera (Leptomicrurus, Micruroides, Micrurus), native to tropical South America and Southern USA, having bright bands of red, yellow and black.
  3. About 16 species of Old World coral snakes in three genera (Calliophis, Hemibungarus, Sinomicrurus), some banded.

Equivalents

Čeština korálovec
Deutsch Korallenotter
Svenska korallorm
Türkçe mercan yılanı

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Coral Springs coral stitch coral swirl coral tree Coral Triangle coral trout

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