Ăc'ro-chôrd or Ăc'ro-chôr'dus, n.

n. [Fr. acrochorde, from Lat. acrochordon, Gr. ἀκροχορδών, a sort of wart; ἄκρος, extreme, highest, and χορδή, a string of gut.] A genus of serpents, found in Java, covered entirely with small scales, which resemble granulated warts when the body is inflated. P. Cyc.