Library / English Dictionary

CARPHOPHIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thunder snake

Synonyms:

Carphophis; genus Carphophis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Carphophis" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Carphophis"):

Carphophis amoenus; thunder snake; worm snake (small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States)

Holonyms ("Carphophis" is a member of...):

Colubridae; family Colubridae (nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species)

Credits