Elaps

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔλαψ (élaps, “fish, serpent”), from ἔλλοψ (éllops).

Proper noun

Elaps m

1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae.

Derived terms

• Elapidae
• Elapinae
• Elapoidea
• Aspidelaps
• Austrelaps
• Elapsoidea
• Homoroselaps
• Hydrelaps
• Loveridgelaps
• Salomonelaps
• Simoselaps

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Elaps”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Elaps at Index to Organism Names