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单词 grass snake
释义

grass snake


noun

Also called ring snake. a common European snake, Natrix natrix, having a collar of bright orange or yellow.
any of various small, slender snakes of North America, as the garter snake or green snake.

Origin of grass snake

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby grass snake

grassroots, grass rug, grass sack, grass shears, grass skiing, grass snake, grass snipe, grass sorghum, grass sponge, grass style, grass tree
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Example sentences from the Web for grass snake

  • Grass-snake and viper have crawled away into warm hiding places in banks or among the roots of trees.

    In the West Country|Francis A. Knight
  • The shriek of the field-mouse startled you no more, nor the swift dry rustle of the grass-snake.

    Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for grass snake

grass snake

noun

a harmless nonvenomous European colubrid snake, Natrix natrix, having a brownish-green body with variable markings
any of several similar related European snakes, such as Natrix maura (viperine grass snake)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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