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HYPSIGLENA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hypsiglena mean?
• HYPSIGLENA (noun)
The noun HYPSIGLENA has 1 sense:
1. night snakes
Familiarity information: HYPSIGLENA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Night snakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Hypsiglena; Hypsiglena
Hypernyms ("Hypsiglena" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Hypsiglena"):
Hypsiglena torquata; night snake (nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico)
Holonyms ("Hypsiglena" is a member of...):
Colubridae; family Colubridae (nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species)
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