RAT SNAKE

Meaning of RAT SNAKE in English

any of several New and Old World colubrid snakes, of the genus Elaphe, that feed chiefly on small mammals and birds. Also called house snake .

[ 1855-60 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

RAT SNAKE — noun Date: 1860 any of various large harmless chiefly rat-eating colubrid snakes (especially genus Elaphe )
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAT SNAKE — Any of 40–55 snake species in the genus Elaphe (family Colubridae) and similar forms, found in woodlands and barnyards in …
Английский словарь Британика
RAT SNAKE — noun : any of numerous rat-eating colubrid snakes: as a. : any member of a common Indian genus ( Ptyas …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAT SNAKE — Date: 1860 : any of various large harmless chiefly rat-eating colubrid snakes (especially genus Elaphe ) — called also chicken …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAT SNAKE — Function: noun Date: 1860 : any of various large harmless chiefly rat-eating colubrid snakes (esp. genus Elaphe ) ― called …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RAT SNAKE — ■ noun a harmless constricting snake that feeds on rats and other small mammals. [ Elaphe obsoleta (N. America), Ptyas …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAT SNAKE — [rat snake] n (1860): any of numerous large harmless rat-eating colubrid snakes (esp. genus Elaphe)--called also chicken snake
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAT SNAKE — any of between 40 and 55 species of the genus Elaphe, of the family Colubridae and similar forms. They occur …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAT SNAKE — Any of 4055 snake species in the genus Elaphe (family Colubridae) and similar forms, found in woodlands and barnyards in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAT SNAKE — Лазающие полозы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RAT SNAKE — 1) большеглазый полоз (Ptyas mucosus) 2) см. chicken snake 3) краснохвостая медянка (Gonyosoma) 4) крысиная змея (Zaocys)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
RAT SNAKE — 1) большеглазый полоз ( Ptyas mucosus ) 2) см. chicken snake 3) краснохвостая медянка ( Gonyosoma ) 4) крысиная змея …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SNAKE — I Any member of about 19 reptile families (suborder Serpentes, order Squamata) that has no limbs, voice, external ears, or …
Английский словарь Британика
RAT — I Any of more than 500 forms of Asian rodent (genus Rattus , family Muridae) that have been introduced worldwide. …
Английский словарь Британика
SNAKE — I. ˈsnāk, dial ˈsnek noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English snaca; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAT — I. ˈrat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ræt; akin to Old Saxon ratta …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAT — (n.) One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest …
Английский словарь Webster
SNAKE — — snakelike , adj. /snayk/ , n. , v. , snaked, snaking . n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAT — — ratlike , adj. /rat/ , n., interj., v., ratted, ratting . n. 1. any of several long-tailed rodents of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SNAKE — v. twist or wind like a snake; move like a snake, move in a sinuous manner, glide; drag
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SNAKE — I. ˈsnāk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English snaca; akin to Old Norse snakr snake, Old High German snahhan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SNAKE — vi to crawl like a snake. 2. snake ·vt to drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; …
Webster English vocab
RAT — vi to catch or kill rats. 2. rat ·noun a round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used …
Webster English vocab
SNAKE — [snake] n [ME, fr. OE snaca; akin to ON snakr snake, OHG snahhan to crawl] (bef. 12c) 1: any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAT — [rat] n [ME, fr. OE raet; akin to OHG ratta rat and perh. to L rodere to gnaw--more at rodent] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SNAKE — also called serpent, any member of the reptile group Serpentes, with the Sauria (lizards) and Amphisbaenia (wormlike amphisbaenians), one of …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAT — Kangaroo rat (Dipodomys). any of the more than 500 named forms of the genus Rattus, family Muridae (order Rodentia). Rats …
Britannica English vocabulary
SNAKE — snake, Snake BrE AmE sneɪk ▷ snaked sneɪkt ▷ snakes sneɪks ▷ snaking ˈsneɪk ɪŋ ▶ ˈ snake ˌ charmer …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAT — rat BrE AmE ræt ▷ rats ræts ▷ ratted ˈræt ɪd -əd AmE ˈræt̬ əd ▷ ratting ˈrætɪŋ AmE ˈræt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SNAKE — / sneɪk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a reptile with a very long thin body and no legs. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAT — / ræt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small animal with a long tail, that looks like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SNAKE — I. snake 1 /sneɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: snaca ] 1 . an animal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAT — I. rat 1 /ræt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ræt ] 1 . an animal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SNAKE — n. & v. --n. 1 a any long limbless reptile of the suborder Ophidia, including boas, pythons, and poisonous forms …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SNAKE — n. & v. n. 1 a any long limbless reptile of the suborder Ophidia, including boas, pythons, and poisonous forms …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAT — n. & v. n. 1 a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SNAKE — n. & v. --n. 1. a any long limbless reptile of the suborder Ophidia, including boas, pythons, and poisonous forms …
Oxford English vocab
RAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent …
Oxford English vocab
RAT — ( rats, ratting, ratted) 1. A rat is an animal which has a long tail and looks like a large …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SNAKE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES garter snake grass snake poisonous snake ▪ She was bitten on the ankle by …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES get out of/quit the rat race ▪ the story of a couple who quit …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SNAKE — n. black snake coral snake garter snake hognose snake indigo snake king snake rat snake sea snake Snake River water …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SNAKE — n. Any member of about 19 reptile families (suborder Serpentes, order Squamata) that has no limbs, voice, external ears, or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAT — n. kangaroo rat rat snake wood rat pack rat
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAT — n. Any of more than 500 forms of Asian rodent (genus Rattus , family Muridae) that have been introduced worldwide. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SNAKE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SNAKE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly ▪ one of the world's deadliest ~s ▪ poisonous , venomous ▪ giant , huge …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SNAKE — n. 25B6; noun the snake shed its skin : poetic/literary serpent; Zoology ophidian; Austral./NZ rhyming slang Joe Blake. See list. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAT — n. 25B6; noun See list at rodent . (informal) her rat of a husband : SCOUNDREL, wretch, rogue; informal beast, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SNAKE — n. 1 reptile, serpent, ophidian, viper A specialist in snakes is called a herpetologist 2 snake in the grass, traitor, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SNAKE — сущ. 1) змея apoisonous, venomous snake ≈ ядовитая змея snakes bite, strike snake ≈ змеи кусают snakes coil ≈ змеи …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAT — I 1. сущ. 1) а) крыса black rat brown rat water rat б) ондатра; выхухоль Syn : musk-rat 2) перен. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SNAKE — snake.ogg 1. sneık n 1. зоол. змея ( Serpentes gen. ) constricting snakes - удавы ( Boinae ) chicken snake …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAT — rat.ogg 1. ræt n 1. зоол. крыса ( Rattus ) rat destruction /extermination/ - дератизация, уничтожение грызунов rat week - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SNAKE — snake сущ.1) змея a poisonous, venomous snake — ядовитая змея a harmless snake — безвредная змея snakes bite, strike — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SNAKE — 1. sneık n 1. зоол. змея ( Serpentes gen. ) constricting snakes - удавы ( Boinae ) chicken snake - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RAT — 1. ræt n 1. зоол. крыса ( Rattus ) rat destruction /extermination/ - дератизация, уничтожение грызунов rat week - неделя …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SNAKE — 1. сущ. 1) змея a poisonous, venomous snake — ядовитая змея a harmless snake — безвредная змея snakes bite, strike …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RAT — I ræt 1. сущ. 1) а) крыса - black rat - brown rat - water rat б) ондатра; выхухоль Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SNAKE — 1. сущ. 1) змея a poisonous, venomous snake — ядовитая змея a harmless snake — безвредная змея snakes bite, strike — змеи кусают snakes coil …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RAT — I [Ї‡«] rat.wav 1. сущ. 1) а) крыса - black rat - brown rat - water rat б) ондатра; выхухоль Syn: musk-rat 2) перен. предатель; штрейкбрехер; перебежчик; шпион; доносчик сл. 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SNAKE — змея; pl змеи (Serpentes) - Aesculapian snake - African coral snake - amphibious sea snakes - Arizona coral snake - Asian water snake - Asian wolf …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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