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ANCISTRODON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ancistrodon mean? 

ANCISTRODON (noun)
  The noun ANCISTRODON has 1 sense:

1. copperheadsplay

  Familiarity information: ANCISTRODON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANCISTRODON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Copperheads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Agkistrodon; Ancistrodon; genus Agkistrodon; genus Ancistrodon

Hypernyms ("Ancistrodon" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Ancistrodon"):

Agkistrodon contortrix; copperhead (common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States)

Agkistrodon piscivorus; cottonmouth; cottonmouth moccasin; water moccasin (venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States)

Holonyms ("Ancistrodon" is a member of...):

Crotalidae; family Crotalidae (New World vipers: pit vipers)


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