Coluber
Pronunciation : Col"u*ber
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., a serpent.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of harmless serpents.
Note: Linn?us placed in this genus all serpents, whether venomous or not, whose scales beneath the tail are arranged in pairs; but by modern writers it is greatly restricted.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913