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stub-tail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
stub--tail
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of water moccasin, the semiaquatic venomous snake Agkistrodon piscivorus.

Etymology

From stub + tail. The name refers to the snake having a distinctly short tail, unlike the long slender tails common to many non-venomous water snakes.

Inflected Forms

stub-tails (plural)

Synonyms

water moccasin

Questions

What does stub-tail mean?
Synonym of water moccasin, the semiaquatic venomous snake Agkistrodon piscivorus.
Where does stub-tail come from?
From stub + tail. The name refers to the snake having a distinctly short tail, unlike the long slender tails common to many non-venomous water snakes.

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