Pituophis

noun

bull snakes

• Syn: ↑genus Pituophis

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Colubridae, ↑family Colubridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑bull snake, ↑bull-snake

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\\pə̇ˈtüəfə̇s, pə̇.ˈtyü-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek pitys pine tree + ophis snake — more at pine, anguis

: a genus of rodent-eating snakes (family Colubridae) comprising the No. American bull snakes