Amblycephalidae

plural noun

Am·​bly·​ce·​phal·​i·​dae

ˌamblə̇sə̇ˈfaləˌdē

: a small family of tropical nonvenomous broad-headed snakes with extremely large eyes and very long delicate teeth occasionally considered a colubrid subfamily Amblycephalinae see blunthead

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Amblycephalus, type genus (from ambly- + -cephalus) + -idae

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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