maˈstikəfə̇s, ˌmastəˈkōf- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from mastic- (irregular from Greek mastig-, mastix whip) + -ophis
: a common genus of harmless New World snakes (family Colubridae) comprising the whip snakes and related forms
maˈstikəfə̇s, ˌmastəˈkōf- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from mastic- (irregular from Greek mastig-, mastix whip) + -ophis
: a common genus of harmless New World snakes (family Colubridae) comprising the whip snakes and related forms
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012