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GENUS MASTICOPHIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Masticophis; Masticophis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Masticophis" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Masticophis"):
whip-snake; whip snake; whipsnake (any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails)
Holonyms ("genus Masticophis" is a member of...):
Colubridae; family Colubridae (nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species)