Elapine

Elapine
Elapine El"a*pine, a. [See {Elaps}.] (Zo["o]l.) Like or pertaining to the {Elapid[ae]}, a family of poisonous serpents, including the cobras. See {Ophidia}. [1913 Webster] ||

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