Definitions for water moccasin
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wa′ter moc`casin(n.)
the cottonmouth.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
any of various similar but harmless snakes, as a water snake of the genus
Nerodia.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
Princeton's WordNet
water moccasin, cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin, Agkistrodon piscivorus(noun)
venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
water moccasin(noun)
any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters
Webster Dictionary
Water moccasin(u)
a venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also water snake, water adder, water viper
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