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    COTTONMOUTH MOCCASIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    Agkistrodon piscivorus; cottonmouth; cottonmouth moccasin; water moccasin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("cottonmouth moccasin" is a kind of...):

    pit viper (New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head)

    Holonyms ("cottonmouth moccasin" is a member of...):

    Agkistrodon; Ancistrodon; genus Agkistrodon; genus Ancistrodon (copperheads)

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