ˌmu̇səˈränə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese muçurana from Tupi, literally, cord
: a large harmless colubrid snake ( Cloelia cloelia syn. Pseudoboa cloelia ) of the West Indies and tropical America which constricts and swallows poisonous snakes
ˌmu̇səˈränə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese muçurana from Tupi, literally, cord
: a large harmless colubrid snake ( Cloelia cloelia syn. Pseudoboa cloelia ) of the West Indies and tropical America which constricts and swallows poisonous snakes
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012