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patchnose snake

patchnose snake noun: any snake in the genus Salvadora, characterized by having a distinctive scale on the tip of their snout.

patchnose snake: any snake in the genus Salvadora, characterized by having a distinctive scale on the tip of their...
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Noun

patchnose snake (plural patchnose snakes)

  1. Any snake in the genus Salvadora, characterized by having a distinctive scale on the tip of their snout.

Forms of patchnose snake

pluralpatchnose snakes

Words formed from patchnose snake

  • Baird's patchnose snake
  • big bend patchnose snake
  • Mexican patchnose snake
  • Oaxacan patchnose snake
  • Pacific patchnose snake
  • Texas patchnose snake
  • western patchnose snake

Questions about patchnose snake

What does patchnose snake mean?
Patchnose snake means any snake in the genus Salvadora, characterized by having a distinctive scale on the tip of their snout.
What part of speech is patchnose snake?
Patchnose snake is a noun.
What is the plural of patchnose snake?
The plural of patchnose snake is patchnose snakes.

Words near patchnose snake in the dictionary

  1. patching up
  2. patchings
  3. Patchins
  4. patchless
  5. patchlike
  6. patchnose snake
  7. patchnose snakes
  8. Patchogue
  9. patchoi
  10. patchoulene
  11. patchoulenes

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