| NOUN | animal | coral snake, Old World coral snake | any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | coral snake, harlequin-snake, New World coral snake | any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white |
| Meaning | Any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia. | |
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| Synonym | Old World coral snake | |
| Narrower | African coral snake, Aspidelaps lubricus | small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange |
| Asian coral snake | Of India | |
| Australian coral snake, Rhynchoelaps australis | small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red | |
| Broader | elapid, elapid snake | Any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres |
| Meaning | Any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America. | |
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| Synonyms | harlequin-snake, New World coral snake | |
| Narrower | eastern coral snake, Micrurus fulvius | Ranges from Central America to southeastern United States |
| western coral snake, Micruroides euryxanthus | Ranges from Central America to southwestern United States | |
| Broader | elapid, elapid snake | Any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres |
| Spanish | coralillo | |
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