Trimerorhinus

noun

Trim·​ero·​rhi·​nus

ˌtrimərōˈrīnəs

: a genus of African back-fanged snakes (family Boigidae) see schaapstecker

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tri- + mer- + -rhinus

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