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wolf snake

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English

Etymology

A partial calque of translingual Lycodon (literally “wolf-tooth”).

Noun

wolf snake (plural wolf snakes)

(sensu stricto) A species of colubrid snake, Lycodon capucinus, native to the Malay Archipelago, but introduced elsewhere.
(sensu lato) Any snake of the genus Lycodon.

Translations

snake of the genus Lycodon

Azerbaijani: canavardiş
Chinese:
Mandarin: 白環蛇 / 白环蛇 (báihuánshé), 鏈蛇 / 链蛇, 狼蛇, 狼齒蛇 / 狼齿蛇
Dutch: wolfstandslang f
Georgian: ლიკოდონი (liḳodoni)
German: Wolfszahnnatter f
Indonesian: ular serigala
Italian: serpente lupo m
Lithuanian: vilkdantis m
Persian: گرگ‌مار
Russian: волкозу́б (ru) m (volkozúb)
Thai: งูปล้องฉนวน
Ukrainian: вовкозу́б m (vovkozúb)
Vietnamese: rắn khuyết

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