The Collaborative International Dictionary
Colubrine
Colubrine \Col"u*brine\, a. [L. colubrinus.]
(Zo["o]l.) like or related to snakes of the genus Coluber.
Like a snake; cunning; crafty.
--Johnson. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
colubrine
a. Snake-like, pertaining to snakes.
Usage examples of "colubrine".
Nine years ago, when Zeldornius and I made ready to decide our quarrels by battle, word came to me in a lucky hour how that this Helteranius with cunning colubrine and malice viperine and sleights serpentine went about to attack me in the rear.
The tricky Tymbrimi had played a game of subtle, colubrine misdirection.