Online Dictionary: translate word or phrase from Indonesian to English or vice versa, and also from english to english on-line.
Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: cottonmouth water moccasin (0.02072 detik)
Found 1 items, similar to cottonmouth water moccasin.
English → English (gcide)
Definition: cottonmouth water moccasin
moccasin
\moc"ca*sin\, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.]
[Sometimes written
moccason.]
1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole
and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe
worn by the American Indians.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zo["o]l.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United
States. The water moccasin (
Ancistrodon piscivorus syn.
Agkistrodon piscivorus, also called
cottonmouth and
cottonmouth water moccasin) is usually found in or near
water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black;
beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The
upland moccasin is
Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble
rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.
[1913 Webster]
Moccasin flower (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper
(
Cypripedium acaule) found in North America. The lower
petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored
moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under
coniferous trees.
[1913 Webster]
cottonmouth
\cottonmouth\ n.
venomous semiaquatic snake (
Agkistrodon piscivorus) of
swamps in southern U.S.; -- called also
water moccasin,
cottonmouth moccasin, and
cottonmouth water moccasin. It
grows to a length of about 4 feet. The name refers to the
whiteness of the lips and inside of the mouth.
Syn: water moccasin, cottonmouth moccasin,
Agkistrodon piscivorus
.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Advertisement