Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wart snake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: wart s-nake
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various primitive aquatic snakes in the monotypic family Acrochordidae (the single genus Acrochordus).

Example Sentences

"Acrochordus javanicus of Java (illustrated here) like the other wart snakes hunts fish and for this reason has modified its teeth into long fangs."
"The acrochordids or wart snakes, have only one genus, with three species. All of these are found in Southeast Asia and Australasia."
"Wart snakes are adapted to aquatic systems and prey almost exclusively on fish."

Inflected Forms

wart snakes (plural)

Phrases

Javan wart snake file snake

Frequently Paired Words

file snake

Synonyms

acrochordid file snake

Questions

What does wart snake mean?: Any of various primitive aquatic snakes in the monotypic family Acrochordidae (the single genus Acrochordus).

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