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Thesaurus
snake
Definition

Any reptile of the suborder Ophidia, typically having a scaly cylindrical limbless body, fused eyelids, and a jaw modified for swallowing large prey: includes venomous forms such as cobras and rattlesnakes, large nonvenomous constrictors, and small harmless types such as the grass snake.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7617