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Denisonia

noun

copperheads

• Syn: ↑genus Denisonia

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Elapidae, ↑family Elapidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑copperhead, ↑Denisonia superba

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\\ˌdenə̇ˈsōnēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Sir William T. Denison died 1871 Australian statesman and governor of New South Wales + New Latin -ia

: a genus of venomous Australian snakes (family Elapidae) including the copperhead

Useful english dictionary. 2012.