ZAMENIS


Meaning of ZAMENIS in English

ˈzamənə̇s noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, modification of Greek zamenēs mighty, raging, from za-, intensive prefix + -menēs (from menos strength, fierceness, spirit) — more at zaglossus , mind

: a large genus of European and Asiatic colubrid snakes closely resembling and in some classifications including a black snake ( Coluber constrictor ) of the United States

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