| 单词 | copperhead |
| 释义 | copperhead /kop"euhr hed'/, n. 1. a venomous snake, Agkistrodon (Ancistrodon) contortrix, of the eastern and southern U.S., having a light-brown to copper-red body marked with darker bands. 2. an extremely venomous but sluggish snake, Denisonia superba, of Australia and Tasmania, having a reddish to black body, depending on the region. 3. (cap.) U.S. Hist. a Northern Democrat who opposed the Civil War, advocating peace and restoration of the Union even if slavery continued. 4. (cap.) Mil. a finned, 155mm cannon-launched U.S. Army artillery shell that homes on the target, using the reflection of a laser beam projected by a forward observer. [1765-75, Amer.; COPPER1 + HEAD] |
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