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water snake
(encz) | water snake,úhoř n: J.N. |
Water snake
(gcide) | Snake \Snake\, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel.
sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.]
(Zool.)
Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent,
whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.
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Note: Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the
larger number are harmless to man.
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Blind snake, Garter snake, Green snake, King snake,
Milk snake, Rock snake, Water snake, etc. See under
Blind, Garter, etc.
Fetich snake (Zool.), a large African snake ({Python
Sebae}) used by the natives as a fetich.
Ringed snake (Zool.), a common European columbrine snake
(Tropidonotus natrix).
Snake eater. (Zool.)
(a) The markhoor.
(b) The secretary bird.
Snake fence, a worm fence (which see). [U.S.]
Snake fly (Zool.), any one of several species of
neuropterous insects of the genus Rhaphidia; -- so
called because of their large head and elongated neck and
prothorax.
Snake gourd (Bot.), a cucurbitaceous plant ({Trichosanthes
anguina}) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than
that of the serpent cucumber.
Snake killer. (Zool.)
(a) The secretary bird.
(b) The chaparral cock.
Snake moss (Bot.), the common club moss ({Lycopodium
clavatum}). See Lycopodium.
Snake nut (Bot.), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree
(Ophiocaryon paradoxum) of Guiana, the embryo of which
resembles a snake coiled up.
Tree snake (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees,
especially those of the genus Dendrophis and allied
genera.
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water snake
(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.
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Water snake
(gcide) | Water snake \Wa"ter snake`\ (Zool.)
(a) A common North American colubrine snake ({Tropidonotus
sipedon}) which lives chiefly in the water.
(b) Any species of snakes of the family Homalopsidae,
all of which are aquatic in their habits.
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water snake
(wn) | water snake
n 1: any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near
water |
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common water snake
(encz) | common water snake, n: |
water snake
(encz) | water snake,úhoř n: J.N. |
water snake
(gcide) | Snake \Snake\, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel.
sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.]
(Zool.)
Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent,
whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the
larger number are harmless to man.
[1913 Webster]
Blind snake, Garter snake, Green snake, King snake,
Milk snake, Rock snake, Water snake, etc. See under
Blind, Garter, etc.
Fetich snake (Zool.), a large African snake ({Python
Sebae}) used by the natives as a fetich.
Ringed snake (Zool.), a common European columbrine snake
(Tropidonotus natrix).
Snake eater. (Zool.)
(a) The markhoor.
(b) The secretary bird.
Snake fence, a worm fence (which see). [U.S.]
Snake fly (Zool.), any one of several species of
neuropterous insects of the genus Rhaphidia; -- so
called because of their large head and elongated neck and
prothorax.
Snake gourd (Bot.), a cucurbitaceous plant ({Trichosanthes
anguina}) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than
that of the serpent cucumber.
Snake killer. (Zool.)
(a) The secretary bird.
(b) The chaparral cock.
Snake moss (Bot.), the common club moss ({Lycopodium
clavatum}). See Lycopodium.
Snake nut (Bot.), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree
(Ophiocaryon paradoxum) of Guiana, the embryo of which
resembles a snake coiled up.
Tree snake (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees,
especially those of the genus Dendrophis and allied
genera.
[1913 Webster]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]Water snake \Wa"ter snake`\ (Zool.)
(a) A common North American colubrine snake ({Tropidonotus
sipedon}) which lives chiefly in the water.
(b) Any species of snakes of the family Homalopsidae,
all of which are aquatic in their habits.
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banded water snake
(wn) | banded water snake
n 1: in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia;
western United States snake that seldom ventures far from
water [syn: common water snake, banded water snake,
Natrix sipedon, Nerodia sipedon] |
common water snake
(wn) | common water snake
n 1: in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia;
western United States snake that seldom ventures far from
water [syn: common water snake, banded water snake,
Natrix sipedon, Nerodia sipedon] |
water snake
(wn) | water snake
n 1: any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near
water |
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