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harlequin snake

harlequin snake noun: agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead, a venomous viper found in the eastern United States.

Noun

harlequin snake (plural harlequin snakes)

  1. Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead, a venomous viper found in the eastern United States.
  2. Micrurus fulvius, the eastern coral snake, a venomous elapid found in the eastern United States.
  3. Micrurus tener, the Texas coral snake, a venomous elapid found in the southern United States and northern/central Mexico.

Forms of harlequin snake

pluralharlequin snakes

Questions about harlequin snake

What does harlequin snake mean?
Harlequin snake means agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead, a venomous viper found in the eastern United States.
What part of speech is harlequin snake?
Harlequin snake is a noun.
What is the plural of harlequin snake?
The plural of harlequin snake is harlequin snakes.

Words near harlequin snake in the dictionary

  1. harlequin ladybirds
  2. harlequin ladybug
  3. harlequin ladybugs
  4. harlequin mantis shrimp
  5. harlequin mantis shrimps
  6. harlequin snake
  7. harlequin snakes
  8. harlequin syndrome
  9. harlequin-type ichthyosis
  10. harlequinade
  11. harlequinades

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