Pronunciation: ' ho ̇ g- ˌ n ō z-, ' häg-
Function: noun
Date: 1736
: any of a genus ( Heterodon ) of rather small harmless stout-bodied No. American colubrid snakes with keeled scales and an upturned snout that seldom bite but hiss wildly and often play dead when disturbed ― called also hog-nosed snake puff adder