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hognose snake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
hog-nose s-nake
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colubrid snake, from any of three genera, characterized by an upturned snout and notorious for playing dead when threatened.

noun

A colubrid snake, from any of three genera, characterized by an upturned snout and notorious for playing dead when threatened.

noun

A colubrid snake, from any of three genera, characterized by an upturned snout and notorious for playing dead when threatened.

Inflected Forms

hognose snakes (plural)

Synonyms

puff adder sand viper

Questions

What does hognose snake mean?
A colubrid snake, from any of three genera, characterized by an upturned snout and notorious for playing dead when threatened.

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