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hoop snake

hoop snake noun: a mythical creature of the United States and Australia, a snake that grasps its tail in its jaws and thereby rolls after its prey like a wheel.

Noun

hoop snake (plural hoop snakes)

  1. A mythical creature of the United States and Australia, a snake that grasps its tail in its jaws and thereby rolls after its prey like a wheel.
  2. Farancia abacura (horn snake, mud snake)
  3. Farancia erytrogramma (rainbow snake)
  4. bandy-bandy

Forms of hoop snake

pluralhoop snakes

Questions about hoop snake

What does hoop snake mean?
Hoop snake means a mythical creature of the United States and Australia, a snake that grasps its tail in its jaws and thereby rolls after its prey like a wheel.
What part of speech is hoop snake?
Hoop snake is a noun.
What is the plural of hoop snake?
The plural of hoop snake is hoop snakes.

Words near hoop snake in the dictionary

  1. hoop pine
  2. hoop pines
  3. hoop scoot tag
  4. hoop skirt
  5. hoop skirts
  6. hoop snake
  7. hoop snakes
  8. hoop-jumper
  9. hoop-jumpers
  10. hoop-la
  11. Hoopa

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