Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of innocuous colubriform serpents, having the rostral plate enlarged and recurved.
- noun [lowercase] A serpent of the genus Heterodon. Also
heterodont . - noun One of several genera of mammals and mollusks.
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- noun a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes
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The host fish populations of the dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon), a federally endangered species, rely on seasonal movement into small streams that are often impeded by road-stream crossings.
Freshwater mussels in North America - factors affecting their endangerment and extinction 2009
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