copperhead
n. type of poisonous snake from North America | ||||
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COPPERHEAD Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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COPPERHEAD
name for cannon-launched guided projectile
name for cannon-launched guided projectile
COPPERHEAD Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Copperhead
(n.)
A poisonous American serpent (Ancistrodon conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red viper.
(n.)
A nickname applied to a person in the Northern States who sympathized with the South during the Civil War.
(n.)
A poisonous American serpent (Ancistrodon conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red viper.
(n.)
A nickname applied to a person in the Northern States who sympathized with the South during the Civil War.
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copperhead
Noun
1. common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
(synonym) Agkistrodon contortrix
(hypernym) pit viper
(member-holonym) Agkistrodon, genus Agkistrodon, Ancistrodon, genus Ancistrodon
2. venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia
(synonym) Denisonia superba
(hypernym) elapid, elapid snake
(member-holonym) Denisonia, genus Denisonia
Noun
1. common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
(synonym) Agkistrodon contortrix
(hypernym) pit viper
(member-holonym) Agkistrodon, genus Agkistrodon, Ancistrodon, genus Ancistrodon
2. venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia
(synonym) Denisonia superba
(hypernym) elapid, elapid snake
(member-holonym) Denisonia, genus Denisonia
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copperhead
copperhead
\cop"per*head`\ (?), n. [from its color.]
1. (zo?l.) a poisonous american serpent (ancistrodon conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red viper
2. a nickname applied to a person in the northern states who sympathized with the south during the civil war. [u.s.]
copperhead
n
1. common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern united states [syn: agkistrodon contortrix]
2. venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of australia [syn: denisonia superba]
copperhead
\cop"per*head`\ (?), n. [from its color.]
1. (zo?l.) a poisonous american serpent (ancistrodon conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red viper
2. a nickname applied to a person in the northern states who sympathized with the south during the civil war. [u.s.]
copperhead
n
1. common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern united states [syn: agkistrodon contortrix]
2. venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of australia [syn: denisonia superba]
COPPERHEAD Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Copperhead
Copperhead may refer to:
- Copperheads (politics), Northern Peace Democrats who opposed the American Civil War, wanting an immediate peace settlement
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