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GENUS CARPHOPHIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Carphophis; genus Carphophis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Carphophis" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Carphophis"):
Carphophis amoenus; thunder snake; worm snake (small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States)
Holonyms ("genus Carphophis" is a member of...):
Colubridae; family Colubridae (nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species)