pə̇ˈtüəfə̇s, pə̇.ˈtyü- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek pitys pine tree + ophis snake — more at pine , anguis
: a genus of rodent-eating snakes (family Colubridae) comprising the No. American bull snakes
pə̇ˈtüəfə̇s, pə̇.ˈtyü- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek pitys pine tree + ophis snake — more at pine , anguis
: a genus of rodent-eating snakes (family Colubridae) comprising the No. American bull snakes
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012