WATER MOCCASIN


Meaning of WATER MOCCASIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1821

1. : a venomous semiaquatic pit viper ( Agkistrodon piscivorus ) chiefly of the southeastern United States that is closely related to the copperhead — called also cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin

2. : a harmless American colubrid water snake (genus Nerodia ) resembling the true water moccasin

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