Zool. [see next.] A snake of the genus Acrochordus, family Hydridæ, having a fusiform body covered with tricuspid scales.
1833. Penny Cycl., I. 98. The acrochord is covered with scales like all other serpents, though they are minute and separate from one another … When the skin is inflated, and apparent between the scales, these assume the granulated or warty appearance expressed by the name.
