äkˈsibələ̇s noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek oxybelēs sharp-pointed, from oxy- oxy- (I) + -belēs pointed, from belos arrow; akin to Greek ballein to throw — more at devil
: a genus of slender chiefly arboreal back-fanged snakes (family Colubridae) having slender pointed snouts and being widely distributed in tropical America with one species occurring as far north as Arizona