Entry fandrefiala (refy, ala)
Part of speech noun
Explanations in Malagasy Karazam-bibilava mpipetraka eny ambony hazo ary milatsaka amin' ny olona na biby mandeha eo ambaniny; pily [1.1]
Explanations in English [Mod. s. from mandrefy (refy), and ala, a forest.] A species of tree-snake, so called from its habit of swinging from tree to tree, as if measuring the extent of the forest. Same as pily [1.2]
Explanations in French Espèce d'aspic [1.54]
Examples Natahorana mantsy fandrao nisy fananjavarika (fandrefiala) tany an-tendron-kazo tany. [2.643]
Vocabulary 
Synonyms pily

Updated on 2020/07/31