Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hornsnake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: horn-snake
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nonvenomous, semiaquatic snake, Farancia abacura, found in the southern United States. Its upperside is glossy black, and its underside is red and black.

Etymology

From horn + snake.

Inflected Forms

hornsnakes (plural)

Synonyms

mud snake

Questions

What does hornsnake mean?: A nonvenomous, semiaquatic snake, Farancia abacura, found in the southern United States. Its upperside is glossy black, and its underside is red and black.
Where does hornsnake come from?: From horn + snake.

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