natricine

noun

nat·​ri·​cine

ˈna‧trəˌsīn,

-sə̇n

plural -s

: any of various predominantly aquatic snakes belonging to Natrix and closely related genera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Natric-, Natrix + English -ine

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