krait

2 definitions found

krait - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Krait \Krait\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
     A very venomous snake of India (Bungarus coeruleus), allied
     to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black,
     often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish.
     [1913 Webster]

krait - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  krait
      n 1: brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of
           southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula