‖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.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
‖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.