Cottonmouth

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  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A venomous serpent of the southern United States, a species of moccasin or Trigonocephalus: so called from a white streak along the lips.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. venomous semiaquatic snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus) of swamps in southern U.S.; -- called also water moccasin, cottonmouth moccasin, and cottonmouth water moccasin. It grows to a length of about 4 feet. The name refers to the whiteness of the lips and inside of the mouth.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs.
  • noun. A snake, Agkistrodon piscivorus, the water moccasin.
  • noun. A snake, Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead.
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  • noun. venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
    • Word Usage
    "Since I like trivia (and snakes), I learned how to tell a water snake from a poisonous water moccasin (also known as a cottonmouth)."
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    bargercave  bearskin  breechclout  coiled-up  copperhead  
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    cottonmouth moccasin  dry mouth  water moccasin  xerostomia  
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