Definition of Agkistrodon contortrix

1. Noun. Common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States.

Exact synonyms: Copperhead
Generic synonyms: Pit Viper
Group relationships: Agkistrodon, Ancistrodon, Genus Agkistrodon, Genus Ancistrodon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agkistrodon Contortrix

Agesilaus
Aggadah
Aggadic
Aggeus
Aggie
Aggies
Agha
Aghamiri
Aghan
Aghayan
Aghori
Aghul
Aghvank
Agia Napa
Agincourt
Agkistrodon contortrix
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Aglaia
Aglaomorpha
Aglaomorpha meyeniana
Aglaonema
Aglaonema modestum
Agnatha
Agnes
Agnes George de Mille
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Agnes de Mille
Agnew
Agni
Agnus Dei

Literary usage of Agkistrodon contortrix

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

1. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1905)
"31 vi Sistrurus catenatus. contortrix 69 xiv 39 viii agkistrodon contortrix. atro-fuscus 43 ixf FAMILY. ..."

2. Report (1905)
"agkistrodon contortrix Linnaeus.—Cotton-mouth, Highland Moccasin, Rattlesnake Pilot, Red-eye. Dorsal scales in 23-25 rows; loreal present, partly bounding ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1906)
"agkistrodon contortrix (Linne).— Becoming scarce in thickly settled districts. I have seen it in York and Fulton Cos., Pa., and have examined specimens from ..."

4. Elementary Textbook of Economic Zoology and Entomology by Vernon Lyman Kellogg, Rennie Wilbur Doane (1915)
"The chestnut-colored copperheads, agkistrodon contortrix, occur throughout the eastern and middle United States. They are very vicious and dangerous, ..."

5. Manual of Military Hygiene for the Military Services of the United States by Valery Havard (1914)
"Copperhead (agkistrodon contortrix), of light chestnut color, with Y-shaped, darker blotches on sides, seldom exceeding 3 feet in length, ..."

6. A Text-book in General Zoölogy by Glenn Washington Herrick (1907)
"agkistrodon contortrix — Copperhead. Agkistrodon piscivorus — Water moccasin. Crotalus horridus — Rattlesnake. Order — Chelonia. Types of Order. ..."

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