1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Elapidae, a group of venomous snakes that includes cobras, mambas, and coral snakes
Usage: technical; zoological

Examples

• The king cobra is an elapine snake native to Southeast Asia.
• Elapine venom is typically neurotoxic, affecting the nervous system of prey.
• Researchers studied the elapine species found in the Australian outback.
• The black mamba is one of the most dangerous elapine snakes in Africa.