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Mexican garter snake

Mexican garter snake noun: thamnophis eques, a species of snake most commonly found in lake basins of Mexico, with smaller populations in Arizona and New Mexico.

mexican garter snake: thamnophis eques, a species of snake most commonly found in lake basins of Mexico, with smaller...
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Noun

Mexican garter snake (plural Mexican garter snakes)

  1. Thamnophis eques, a species of snake most commonly found in lake basins of Mexico, with smaller populations in Arizona and New Mexico.

Forms of Mexican garter snake

pluralMexican garter snakes

Origin of Mexican garter snake

Mexican + garter snake, due to its range.

Questions about Mexican garter snake

What does Mexican garter snake mean?
Mexican garter snake means thamnophis eques, a species of snake most commonly found in lake basins of Mexico, with smaller populations in Arizona and New Mexico.
What part of speech is Mexican garter snake?
Mexican garter snake is a noun.
What is the plural of Mexican garter snake?
The plural of Mexican garter snake is Mexican garter snakes.

Words near Mexican garter snake in the dictionary

  1. Mexican fan palms
  2. Mexican feather grass
  3. Mexican feathergrass
  4. Mexican Flu
  5. Mexican free-tailed bat
  6. Mexican garter snake
  7. Mexican garter snakes
  8. Mexican hairless
  9. Mexican Hairlesses
  10. Mexican hand tree
  11. Mexican hand trees

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