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cottonmouth
(encz) | cottonmouth,druh jedovatého hada Zdeněk Brož |
cottonmouth
(encz) | cottonmouth,ploskolebec vodní Zdeněk Brož |
cottonmouth
(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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cottonmouth
(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}.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
cottonmouth
(wn) | cottonmouth
n 1: venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United
States [syn: water moccasin, cottonmouth, {cottonmouth
moccasin}, Agkistrodon piscivorus] |
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cottonmouth moccasin
(encz) | cottonmouth moccasin, n: |
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}.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
cottonmouth moccasin
(wn) | cottonmouth moccasin
n 1: venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United
States [syn: water moccasin, cottonmouth, {cottonmouth
moccasin}, Agkistrodon piscivorus] |
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