elapid noun & adjective.
['ɛlǝpɪd] L19.[mod. Latin Elapidae (see below), from Elaps genus name, from Greek elaps alt. of ELLOPS: see -ID3.](A snake) of the family Elapidae, the members of which are highly poisonous and include the cobras and usu. the sea-snakes.
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