noun
a genus of Colubridae (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑genus Storeria
• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Colubridae, ↑family Colubridae
• Member Meronyms: ↑red-bellied snake, ↑Storeria occipitamaculata
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\\stəˈrirēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from David H. Storer died 1891 American obstetrician and naturalist + New Latin -ia
: a common genus of harmless No. American gray or brown colubrid snakes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.