Explore Elapid through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like snake or serpent. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Elapid in a sentence
Elapid meaning
Any of many species of snakes of the family Elapidae, including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes
Using Elapid
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of many species of snakes of the family Elapidae, including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes
- Useful related words include: elapid snake, snake, serpent, ophidian.
- In the example corpus, elapid often appears in combinations such as: elapid snakes.
Context around Elapid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Elapid
- In this selection, "elapid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, snakes stand out and add context to how "elapid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in all elapid snakes contained and viper and elapid snakes such. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "elapid" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with elapid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They found that a type of protein called three-finger toxins (3FTx), present in all elapid snakes, contained small sections that looked similar across different species. (26 words)
Broadly speaking, there are two main families of venomous snakes: vipers (such as the West African carpet viper) and elapid snakes (such as the black mamba). (26 words)
They found that a type of protein called three-finger toxins (3FTx), present in all elapid snakes, contained small sections that looked similar across different species. (26 words)
Broadly speaking, there are two main families of venomous snakes: vipers (such as the West African carpet viper) and elapid snakes (such as the black mamba). (26 words)
Example sentences (2)
They found that a type of protein called three-finger toxins (3FTx), present in all elapid snakes, contained small sections that looked similar across different species.
Broadly speaking, there are two main families of venomous snakes: vipers (such as the West African carpet viper) and elapid snakes (such as the black mamba).
Common combinations with elapid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: