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cottonmouth
cot·ton·mouth C0678600 (kŏt′n-mouth′)n. See water moccasin.
[From the white interior of its mouth.]cottonmouth (ˈkɒtənˌmaʊθ) n (Animals) another name for the water moccasincot•ton•mouth (ˈkɒt nˌmaʊθ)
n., pl. -mouths (-ˌmaʊθs, -ˌmaʊðz) a pit viper, Agkistrodon piscivorus, of southeastern U.S. swamps. Also called water moccasin. [1825–35, Amer.; so called from the whiteness of its lips and mouth] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  cottonmouth - venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United StatesAgkistrodon piscivorus, cottonmouth moccasin, water moccasinpit viper - New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the headAgkistrodon, Ancistrodon, genus Agkistrodon, genus Ancistrodon - copperheads |
cottonmouth
cottonmouth: see water moccasinwater moccasin
or cottonmouth,
highly venomous snake, Ancistrodon piscivorus, of the swamps and bayous of the S United States. Like the closely related copperhead, it is a pit viper and has a heat-sensitive organ for detecting warm-blooded prey.
..... Click the link for more information. .cottonmouth[′kät·ən‚mau̇th] (vertebrate zoology) water moccasin cottonmouth
moccasin [mok´ah-sin] any of several species of snakes of the genus Agkistrodon.highland moccasin copperhead.water moccasin Agkistrodon piscivorus, a venomous semiaquatic viper" >pit viper with an olive or brown back, found in the southern United States. Called also cottonmouth.cottonmouth (kot'on-mowth?) A venomous snake, Agkistrodon piscivorus, common in the southern and eastern U.S. Synonym: water moccasin See: snake bitevenomous snakecottonmouth
Related to cottonmouth: dry mouthSynonyms for cottonmouthnoun venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United StatesSynonyms- Agkistrodon piscivorus
- cottonmouth moccasin
- water moccasin
Related Words- pit viper
- Agkistrodon
- Ancistrodon
- genus Agkistrodon
- genus Ancistrodon
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