ˌeləˌkistəˈdäntəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Elachistodont-, Elachistodon, type genus (from Greek elachistos — superl. of elachys — + New Latin -odont-, -odon ) + -idae
: a small family of Indian egg-eating snakes comprising a single genus that is sometimes placed with the egg-eating snakes of southern Africa in the family Dasypeltidae