HYPSIGLENA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Night snakes

Synonyms:

genus Hypsiglena; Hypsiglena

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Hypsiglena" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Hypsiglena"):

Hypsiglena torquata; night snake (nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico)

Holonyms ("Hypsiglena" is a member of...):

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