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Culebra

/kuˈlebɾa/

proper noun/kuˈlebɾa/

an island and municipality of Puerto Rico

Related: culebrense, Culebrita, San Ildefonso de la Culebra

The name of the island is derived from culebra (“snake, serpent”), referring to the abundance of culebra corredora (“Puerto Rican racer, Borikenophis portoricensis”) snakes on the island.