Definition of Thamnophis

1. Noun. Garter snakes.

Exact synonyms: Genus Thamnophis
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Colubridae, Family Colubridae
Member holonyms: Garter Snake, Grass Snake

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thamnophis

Thales
Thales of Miletus
Thalia
Thalictrum
Thalidone
Thamar
Thames
Thames River
Thamesian
Thameside
Thamien
Thammuz
Thamnophilus
Thamnophis (current term)
Thamnophis proximus
Thamnophis sauritus
Thamnophis sirtalis
Thamud
Thamudic
Thamuds
Thanatos
Thane
Thane's method
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving cactus
Thanksmas
Thar

Literary usage of Thamnophis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"Later on in the paper, in his "Discussion of Origins," he gives his reasons for believing that the genus Thamnophis had its origin in northern Mexico, ..."

2. The Barnacles (Cirripedia) Contained in the Collections of the U.S. National by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1907)
"Distribution of Thamnophis marcianus, as indicated by the locality records 62 23. Habitat of Thamnophis radix and T. sirtalis parietalis. ..."

3. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"Habits.—Unknown, but similar, doubtless, to those of P. catenifer. Genus 36. Thamnophis. Thamnophis, FITZINGER, Syst. Rept., 1843, p. ..."

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