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copperhead

copperhead noun: a venomous pit viper of species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in parts of North America.

copperhead: a venomous pit viper of species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in parts of North America
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Noun (1)

copperhead (plural copperheads)

  1. A venomous pit viper of species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in parts of North America.
  2. A water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
  3. A Chinese copperhead (Deinagkistrodon acutus), a venomous pit viper species found in Southeast Asia
  4. Any Australian copperhead (Austrelaps spp.), a venomous elapid found in southern Australia and Tasmania.
  5. A copperhead rat snake (Coelognathus radiatus, syn. Elaphe radiata), a non-venomous colubrid species found in southern Asia.
  6. (derogatory) Someone with ginger hair.

Noun (2) capitalized: Copperhead

Copperhead (plural Copperheads)

  1. (US, historical, slang) A northerner who sympathized with the South or wanted to end hostilities during the American Civil War.
    Synonyms:
    Peace Democrat
  2. (US, derogatory, historical) Any member of the Democratic party.

copperhead meaning in Bengali

copperhead in Bengali

লালচে চুলের অধিকারী ব্যক্তি

Synonyms of copperhead

Forms of copperhead

pluralcopperheads
pluralCopperheads

Origin of copperhead

From copper + head.

After the dangerous copperhead snake, to which propagandists of the Republican Party compared Democrats interested in appeasement.

Words formed from copperhead

Questions about copperhead

What does copperhead mean?
Copperhead means a venomous pit viper of species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in parts of North America.
What is copperhead in Bengali?
Copperhead in Bengali is লালচে চুলের অধিকারী ব্যক্তি. See Copperhead meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is copperhead?
Copperhead is a noun.
What is the plural of copperhead?
The plural of copperhead is copperheads.

Words near copperhead in the dictionary

  1. copperfastening
  2. copperfastens
  3. Copperfield
  4. Copperfieldian
  5. Copperhannia
  6. copperhead
  7. Copperheadism
  8. copperheads
  9. copperiness
  10. coppering
  11. copperings

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