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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 Statesplay

  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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