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Noun: lyre snake  lI(-u)r sneyk
  1. Mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America

Derived forms: lyre snakes

Type of: colubrid, colubrid snake

Part of: genus Trimorphodon, Trimorphodon

Encyclopedia: Lyre snake