Acrochordidae

plural noun

Ac·​ro·​chor·​di·​dae

ˌa-krə-ˈkȯr-də-ˌdē

: a small family of aglyphous aquatic snakes of the eastern coast of Asia comprising the wart snakes and often considered a subfamily of Coubridae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Acrochordus, type genus (from Greek akrochordōn wart with a thin neck, from akr- acr- + chordē intestine, catgut) + -idae

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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