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Webster 1913 Edition

Colubrine

Col′u-brine

,
Adj.
[L.
colubrinus
.]
1.
(Zool.)
like or related to snakes of the genus
Coluber
.
2.
Like a snake; cunning; crafty.
Johnson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Colubrine

COLUBRINE

,
Adj.
Relating to the coluber, or to serpents; cunning; crafty.

Definition 2024

colubrine

colubrine

English

Adjective

colubrine ‎(comparative more colubrine, superlative most colubrine)

  1. Snake-like, pertaining to snakes.

Translations

Italian

Noun

colubrine f

  1. plural of colubrina

Latin

Adjective

colubrīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of colubrīnus

Etymology

From Latin colubrinus, from colubra ‎(“snake”) + -inus ‎(“-ine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒljəˌbraɪn/

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