GENUS THAMNOPHIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Garter snakes

Synonyms:

genus Thamnophis; Thamnophis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Thamnophis" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Thamnophis"):

garter snake; grass snake (any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes)

Holonyms ("genus Thamnophis" is a member of...):

Colubridae; family Colubridae (nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species)