- pilot black snake
- noun
: a large No. American colubrid snake (Elaphe obsoleta) that is lustrous black with some scales edged in white — called also mountain black snake
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pilot black snake
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black snake — Any of several species of all black or nearly all black snakes. Australian black snakes are in the elapid genus Pseudeschis. The black snake of Australian wetlands (P. porphyriacus) grows to an average length of 5 ft (1.5 m). If annoyed, it… … Universalium
black snake — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of several snakes predominantly dark or black in color: as a. : a widely distributed colubrid snake (Coluber constrictor) of No. America that may reach a length of six feet b. : pilot black snake c … Useful english dictionary
black|snake — «BLAK SNAYK», noun. 1. a) a harmless black or dark colored snake of North America, having smooth scales, and sometimes attaining a length of 6 feet. b) a similar black, harmless snake, that has slightly ridged (keeled) and polished scales with… … Useful english dictionary
mountain black snake — noun : pilot black snake … Useful english dictionary
mountain black snake — Pilot Pi lot, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pilot snake — noun 1. : pilot black snake 2. : bull snake 3. : copperhead 1a * * * pilot snake, 1. = copperhead. (Cf. ↑copperhead) … Useful english dictionary
Pilot snake — Pilot Pi lot, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pilot — Pi lot, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pilot balloon — Pilot Pi lot, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pilot bird — Pilot Pi lot, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
