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COACHWHIP SNAKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coachwhip snake mean?
• COACHWHIP SNAKE (noun)
The noun COACHWHIP SNAKE has 1 sense:
1. a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip
Familiarity information: COACHWHIP SNAKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
coachwhip; coachwhip snake; Masticophis flagellum
Hypernyms ("coachwhip snake" is a kind of...):
whip-snake; whip snake; whipsnake (any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails)
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