ˌakrəˈkȯrdəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Acrochordus, type genus (from Greek akrochordōn wart with a thin neck, from akr- acr- + chordē intestine, catgut) + -idae — more at yarn
: a small family often considered a colubrid subfamily of aglyphous aquatic snakes of the eastern Asiatic coast comprising the wart snakes