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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small nonvenomous colubrid snake (Diadophis punctatus) of North America, having a dark back and sides with a bright reddish or yellowish underside and a yellow or orange ring around the neck.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck
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