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coluber
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coluber, n. [L., a serpent.].
A genus of harmless serpents. [1913 Webster]
" 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." [1913 Webster]
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