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MASTICOPHIS FLAGELLUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Masticophis flagellum mean? 

MASTICOPHIS FLAGELLUM (noun)
  The noun MASTICOPHIS FLAGELLUM has 1 sense:

1. a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whipplay

  Familiarity information: MASTICOPHIS FLAGELLUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MASTICOPHIS FLAGELLUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

coachwhip; coachwhip snake; Masticophis flagellum

Hypernyms ("Masticophis flagellum" is a kind of...):

whip-snake; whip snake; whipsnake (any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails)


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