WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
el•a•pid
(el′ə pid),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- Reptilesany of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
adj.
- Reptilesbelonging or pertaining to the Elapidae.
- Neo-Latin Elapidae, equivalent. to Elap- (stem of Elaps name of genus
Greek éllops a sea-fish) + -idae -id2 - 1880–85
'elapid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blacksnake
- cobra
- copperhead
- coral snake
- death adder
- king cobra
- krait
- mamba
- rinkhals
- taipan
- tiger snake