Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A venomous serpent of the southern United States, a species of moccasin or Trigonocephalus: so called from a white streak along the lips.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun venomous semiaquatic snake (
Agkistrodon piscivorus ) of swamps in southern U.S.; -- called alsowater moccasin ,cottonmouth moccasin , andcottonmouth 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine, uncountable An
oral dryness often associated with certainmedicines andrecreational drugs . - noun A snake, Agkistrodon piscivorus, the water moccasin.
- noun A snake, Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Since I like trivia (and snakes), I learned how to tell a water snake from a poisonous water moccasin (also known as a cottonmouth).
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Wells said the snake looked like a cottonmouth, which is poisonous.
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Wells said the snake looked like a cottonmouth, which is poisonous.
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Wells said the snake looked like a cottonmouth, which is poisonous.
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Wells says the snake looked like a cottonmouth, which is poisonous.
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Wells said the snake looked like a cottonmouth, which is poisonous.
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A Special Forces trainee found dead this summer during a land navigation exercise in North Carolina was bitten by a poisonous water moccasin, also known as a cottonmouth, according to the Army.
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Spittle had by now coagulated at the corners of his mouth, and would stay gathered there in elastic foam for the rest of the day, like a cottonmouth snake.
Working Title: "Third Persons" Glenn Klopfenstein 2011
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They should never poke a cottonmouth lol or a RAM.
Trijicon Trouble 2010
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They should never poke a cottonmouth lol or a RAM.
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