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krait

(krīt)

Any of several highly venomous snakes of the genus Bungarus of South and Southeast Asia, having a generally black body with brightly colored bands.

[Hindi karait, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit kāla-, black; see Kali.]

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krait

(kraɪt)

(Animals) any nonaggressive brightly coloured venomous elapid snake of the genus Bungarus, of S and SE Asia

[C19: from Hindi karait, of obscure origin]

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krait

(kraɪt)

n.

any nocturnal venomous S Asian elapid snake of the genus Bungarus, having broad black-and-white or black-and-yellow bands.

[1870–75; < Hindi karait]

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krait - brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula

elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres

Bungarus, genus Bungarus - kraits

banded adder, banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus - sluggish krait banded with black and yellow

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