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
[
water moccasin 1
]