dart snake

dart snake
Acontias A*con"ti*as, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ?, dim. ? dart.] (Zo["o]l.) Anciently, a snake, called {dart snake}; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards. [1913 Webster]

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