noun
1. venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
• Syn: ↑cottonmouth, ↑cottonmouth moccasin, ↑Agkistrodon piscivorus
• Hypernyms: ↑pit viper
• Member Holonyms: ↑Agkistrodon, ↑genus Agkistrodon, ↑Ancistrodon, ↑genus Ancistrodon
2. any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters
• Hypernyms: ↑water snake
• Member Holonyms: ↑Natrix, ↑genus Natrix
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noun, pl ⋯ -sins [count]
: a poisonous snake found in the southern U.S. that lives on land and in water — called also cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin
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= ↑cottonmouth
Useful english dictionary. 2012.