adjective
- 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.