COLUBER

coluber. Coluber, n. a genus of serpents with scaly tails

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‖Col″u‐ber (?), n. [] (Zoöl.) A genus of harmless serpents. ☞ Linnæus placed in this genus all serpents, whether venomous or not, whose scales beneath the tail are arranged in pairs; but by modern writers it is greatly restricted.