Definition of Copperhead

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

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

2. Noun. Venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia.
Exact synonyms: Denisonia Superba
Generic synonyms: Elapid, Elapid Snake
Group relationships: Denisonia, Genus Denisonia

Definition of Copperhead

1. n. A poisonous American serpent (Ancistrodon conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red viper.

Definition of Copperhead

1. Noun. One of two species of snakes, with a copper-colored head. ¹

2. Noun. (pejorative) Someone with ginger hair. ¹

3. Noun. (politics) A northerner who sympathized with the South or wanted to end hostilities during the American Civil War. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Copperhead

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Medical Definition of Copperhead

1. A poisonous snake of the genus Denisonia in Australia and Agkistrodon in the U.S. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Copperhead

copper sulfide
copper sulphate
copper uranite
copperah
copperahs
copperas
copperases
copperbar
copperbars
copperbottomed
coppered
copperfasten
copperfastened
copperfastening
copperfastens
copperhead (current term)
copperheadism
copperheads
coppering
copperish
copperleaf
copperless
copperplate
copperplated
copperplates
copperplating
coppers
coppersmith
coppersmithies
coppersmithing

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