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krait

noun \ˈkrīt\

Definition of KRAIT

:  any of a genus (Bungarus) of brightly banded extremely venomous nocturnal elapid snakes of Pakistan, India, southeastern Asia, and adjacent islands
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Origin of KRAIT

Hindi & Urdu karait
First Known Use: 1874

Rhymes with KRAIT

bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, fright, height, hight, kite, knight, kyte, light, lite, might, mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, sight, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, sprite, tight, trite, white, wight, wite, wright, write
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krait

noun \ˈkrīt\

Medical Definition of KRAIT

:  any of several brightly banded extremely venomous nocturnal elapid snakes of the genus Bungarus that occur in Pakistan, India, southeastern Asia, and adjacent islands

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. krait
  2. banded krait
  3. blue krait
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