noun
a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes
• Syn: ↑genus Heterodon
• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Colubridae, ↑family Colubridae
• Member Meronyms: ↑hognose snake, ↑puff adder, ↑sand viper
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\\ˈhed.ərəˌdän\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of small stocky colubrid snakes comprising the No. American hognose snakes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.