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THUNDER SNAKE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States
Synonyms:
Carphophis amoenus; thunder snake; worm snake
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("thunder snake" is a kind of...):
colubrid; colubrid snake (mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes)
Holonyms ("thunder snake" is a member of...):
Carphophis; genus Carphophis (thunder snake)