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COLUBER CONSTRICTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Coluber constrictor mean?
• COLUBER CONSTRICTOR (noun)
The noun COLUBER CONSTRICTOR has 1 sense:
1. blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
Familiarity information: COLUBER CONSTRICTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
black racer; blacksnake; Coluber constrictor
Hypernyms ("Coluber constrictor" is a kind of...):
racer (slender fast-moving North American snakes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Coluber constrictor"):
blue racer; Coluber constrictor flaviventris (bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas)
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