Micrurus

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(mī-kroor′ŭs)

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[micro- + L. -urus fr. Gr. oura, tail]
A genus of small venomous snakes of the family Elapidae including the coral snakes and found in the southern U.S. and tropical America.

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[micro- + L. -urus fr. Gr. oura, tail]
A genus of small venomous snakes of the family Elapidae including the coral snakes and found in the southern U.S. and tropical America.

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