Ular kadut

from jawa

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From jawa

Definition

A snake that has lungs, gives birth to live young, and has scaly skin with bumps

Etymology

Borrowed from the Javanese 'kadut', meaning a coarse burlap sack. This naming is a metaphor for the skin texture of the Acrochordus granulatus snake, which is rough, loose, and bumpy, resembling the uneven fiber material of a burlap sack.

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