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moccasin
(encz) | moccasin,mokasín n: Zdeněk Brož |
moccasin
(gcide) | moccasin \moc"ca*sin\, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.]
[Sometimes written moccason.]
1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole
and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe
worn by the American Indians.
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2. (Zool.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States.
The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus syn.
Agkistrodon piscivorus, also called cottonmouth and
cottonmouth water moccasin) is usually found in or near
water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black;
beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The
upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble
rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.
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Moccasin flower (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper
(Cypripedium acaule) found in North America. The lower
petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored
moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under
coniferous trees.
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moccasin
(wn) | moccasin
n 1: soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
[syn: moccasin, mocassin] |
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cottonmouth moccasin
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moccasin
(encz) | moccasin,mokasín n: Zdeněk Brož |
moccasin flower
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moccasins
(encz) | moccasins,mokasín n: Zdeněk Brožmoccasins,mokasíny n: Pino |
water moccasin
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cottonmouth moccasin
(gcide) | cottonmouth \cottonmouth\ n.
venomous semiaquatic snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus) of
swamps in southern U.S.; -- called also water moccasin,
cottonmouth moccasin, and cottonmouth water moccasin. It
grows to a length of about 4 feet. The name refers to the
whiteness of the lips and inside of the mouth.
Syn: water moccasin, cottonmouth moccasin, {Agkistrodon
piscivorus}.
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cottonmouth water moccasin
(gcide) | moccasin \moc"ca*sin\, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.]
[Sometimes written moccason.]
1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole
and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe
worn by the American Indians.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States.
The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus syn.
Agkistrodon piscivorus, also called cottonmouth and
cottonmouth water moccasin) is usually found in or near
water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black;
beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The
upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble
rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.
[1913 Webster]
Moccasin flower (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper
(Cypripedium acaule) found in North America. The lower
petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored
moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under
coniferous trees.
[1913 Webster]cottonmouth \cottonmouth\ n.
venomous semiaquatic snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus) of
swamps in southern U.S.; -- called also water moccasin,
cottonmouth moccasin, and cottonmouth water moccasin. It
grows to a length of about 4 feet. The name refers to the
whiteness of the lips and inside of the mouth.
Syn: water moccasin, cottonmouth moccasin, {Agkistrodon
piscivorus}.
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moccasin
(gcide) | moccasin \moc"ca*sin\, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.]
[Sometimes written moccason.]
1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole
and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe
worn by the American Indians.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States.
The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus syn.
Agkistrodon piscivorus, also called cottonmouth and
cottonmouth water moccasin) is usually found in or near
water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black;
beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The
upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble
rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.
[1913 Webster]
Moccasin flower (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper
(Cypripedium acaule) found in North America. The lower
petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored
moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under
coniferous trees.
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Moccasin flower
(gcide) | moccasin \moc"ca*sin\, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.]
[Sometimes written moccason.]
1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole
and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe
worn by the American Indians.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States.
The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus syn.
Agkistrodon piscivorus, also called cottonmouth and
cottonmouth water moccasin) is usually found in or near
water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black;
beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The
upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble
rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.
[1913 Webster]
Moccasin flower (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper
(Cypripedium acaule) found in North America. The lower
petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored
moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under
coniferous trees.
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Moccasined
(gcide) | Moccasined \Moc"ca*sined\, a.
Covered with, or wearing, a moccasin or moccasins.
"Moccasined feet." --Harper's Mag.
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Upland moccasin
(gcide) | Upland \Up"land\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
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Sometimes, with secure delight
The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton.
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2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.W2]
" The race of upland giants." --Chapman.
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Upland moccasin. (Zool.) See Moccasin.
Upland sandpiper, or Upland plover (Zool.), a large
American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) much valued as
a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper,
Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover,
highland plover, hillbird, humility, {prairie
plover}, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote,
quaily, and uplander.
Upland sumach (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
Rhus (Rhus glabra), used in tanning and dyeing.
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Water moccasin
(gcide) | Water moccasin \Wa"ter moc"ca*sin\ (Zool.)
A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus)
allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives
in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes.
Called also water snake, water adder, water viper.
[1913 Webster]cottonmouth \cottonmouth\ n.
venomous semiaquatic snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus) of
swamps in southern U.S.; -- called also water moccasin,
cottonmouth moccasin, and cottonmouth water moccasin. It
grows to a length of about 4 feet. The name refers to the
whiteness of the lips and inside of the mouth.
Syn: water moccasin, cottonmouth moccasin, {Agkistrodon
piscivorus}.
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water moccasin
(gcide) | Water moccasin \Wa"ter moc"ca*sin\ (Zool.)
A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus)
allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives
in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes.
Called also water snake, water adder, water viper.
[1913 Webster]cottonmouth \cottonmouth\ n.
venomous semiaquatic snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus) of
swamps in southern U.S.; -- called also water moccasin,
cottonmouth moccasin, and cottonmouth water moccasin. It
grows to a length of about 4 feet. The name refers to the
whiteness of the lips and inside of the mouth.
Syn: water moccasin, cottonmouth moccasin, {Agkistrodon
piscivorus}.
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cottonmouth moccasin
(wn) | cottonmouth moccasin
n 1: venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United
States [syn: water moccasin, cottonmouth, {cottonmouth
moccasin}, Agkistrodon piscivorus] |
moccasin
(wn) | moccasin
n 1: soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
[syn: moccasin, mocassin] |
moccasin flower
(wn) | moccasin flower
n 1: once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North
America [syn: moccasin flower, nerveroot, {Cypripedium
acaule}] |
water moccasin
(wn) | water moccasin
n 1: venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United
States [syn: water moccasin, cottonmouth, {cottonmouth
moccasin}, Agkistrodon piscivorus]
2: any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh
waters |
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