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NERODIA SIPEDON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nerodia sipedon mean?
• NERODIA SIPEDON (noun)
The noun NERODIA SIPEDON has 1 sense:
1. in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water
Familiarity information: NERODIA SIPEDON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
banded water snake; common water snake; Natrix sipedon; Nerodia sipedon
Hypernyms ("Nerodia sipedon" is a kind of...):
water snake (any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water)
Holonyms ("Nerodia sipedon" is a member of...):
genus Natrix; Natrix (water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus)
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