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CORN SNAKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corn snake mean? 

CORN SNAKE (noun)
  The noun CORN SNAKE has 1 sense:

1. large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farmsplay

  Familiarity information: CORN SNAKE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CORN SNAKE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

corn snake; Elaphe guttata; red rat snake

Hypernyms ("corn snake" is a kind of...):

rat snake (any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating snakes of North America and Asia)

Holonyms ("corn snake" is a member of...):

Elaphe; genus Elaphe (North American rat snakes)


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