Colubriformia

/kɑːljuːbrɪˈfɔːrmiə/ noun

Definition

A taxonomic grouping or subdivision related to snakes with colubrid or colubriform characteristics, a term from historical herpetological classification systems.

Etymology

From 'colubriform' + '-ia' (Latin suffix for regions, groups, or abstract nouns). This appears to be a systematized variant of colubriform classification, possibly from 19th or early 20th century taxonomy.

Kelly Says

Old scientific names often sound elaborate and Latin-heavy because 19th-century naturalists loved inventing classifications with fancy suffix stacking—'colubriformia' is a perfect example of that Victorian scientific aesthetic.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
蛇形目
sē-hēng mū
ARالعربية
رتبة الأفاعي
ritbat al-afa'i
BNবাংলা
সর্পের আদি
sorper adi
CACatalà
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
CSČeština
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
DADansk
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
DEDeutsch
Colubriformia
koh-loo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
ELΕλληνικά
Κολουβρίμορφα
ko-loo-bree-mor-fa
ESEspañol
Colubriformia
koh-loo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
FAفارسی
سربان
sarban
FISuomi
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
FRFrançais
Colubriformia
koh-loo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
GUGU
સર્પો
sarpo
HAHA
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
HEעברית
סדרת הנחשים
seder-et-han-khash-im
HIहिन्दी
सर्पवर्ग
sarpa-varg
HUMagyar
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
Ordo ular
ordoo oo-lar
IGIG
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
ITItaliano
Colubriformi
koh-loo-bree-FOR-mee
JA日本語
コブラ亜目
ko-bu-ra-a-me
KKKK
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
KMKM
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
KO한국어
콜루브리포미아
kol-lu-be-ri-po-mee-ah
MRMR
सर्प
sarpa
MSBahasa Melayu
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲငါး
kywe-nga
NLNederlands
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
NONorsk
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
PAPA
ਸਰਪ
sarpa
PLPolski
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
PTPortuguês
Colubriformia
koh-loo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
RORomână
Colubriformia
koh-loo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
RUРусский
Змеевидные
zmee-vy-dnye
SVSvenska
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
SWKiswahili
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
TAதமிழ்
நாக வகை
naaga vakai
TEతెలుగు
సర్ప జాతి
sarpa jaati
THไทย
อันดับงู
an-dab ngoo
TLTL
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
TRTürkçe
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
UKУкраїнська
Колубрієві
koh-loo-bree-ye-vi
URاردو
سربان
sarban
VITiếng Việt
Bộ Rắn
bo ran
YOYO
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah
ZH中文
蛇形目
shé xíng mù
ZUZU
Colubriformia
kol-oo-bree-FOR-mee-ah

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