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AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Agkistrodon piscivorus mean?
• AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS (noun)
The noun AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS has 1 sense:
1. venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
Familiarity information: AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Agkistrodon piscivorus; cottonmouth; cottonmouth moccasin; water moccasin
Hypernyms ("Agkistrodon piscivorus" is a kind of...):
pit viper (New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head)
Holonyms ("Agkistrodon piscivorus" is a member of...):
Agkistrodon; Ancistrodon; genus Agkistrodon; genus Ancistrodon (copperheads)
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