copperhead definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States [syn: copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix] 2: venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia [syn: copperhead, Denisonia superba] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1775 1. a ... cobra, Denisonia superba, native to Australia. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Copperhead Cop"per*head`, n. [From its color.] 1. (Zo["o ...
... o]l.) See Cerastes. Red viper (Zo["o]l.), the copperhead. Viper fish (Zo["o]l.), a small, slender, phosphorescent deep ... other countries. Called also viper grass. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Copperhead Cop"per*head`, n. [From its color.] 1. (Zo["o ...
... the southeastern United States that is closely related to the copperhead — called also cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin 2. a harmless American colubrid ... any small animal, incl. turtles, fishes, and birds. See also copperhead. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Water moccasin Wa"ter moc"ca ...