Found 2 items, similar to Blacksnake.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: blacksnake
blacksnake
n 1: large harmless shiny black North American snake [syn:
black rat snake
,
pilot blacksnake,
mountain blacksnake,
Elaphe obsoleta
]
2: blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to
six feet [syn:
black racer,
Coluber constrictor]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Blacksnake
Black snake
\Black" snake`\ (sn[=a]k) or Blacksnake
\Black"snake\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in
the United States, the
Bascanium constrictor, or racer,
sometimes six feet long, and the
Scotophis Alleghaniensis,
seven or eight feet long.
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Note: The name is also applied to various other black
serpents, as
Natrix atra of Jamaica.
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