ˈēˌlaps noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Elap-, Elaps, from Middle Greek elaps, a fish, alteration of Greek ellops, elops — more at elops
: a genus (the type of the family Elapidae) of venomous snakes formerly including many of the groove-fanged snakes (as those now placed in Micrurus ) but now usually restricted to a few garter snakes of southern Africa