- genus Denisonia
- nouncopperheads• Syn: ↑Denisonia• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Elapidae, ↑family Elapidae• Member Meronyms: ↑copperhead, ↑Denisonia superba
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genus Denisonia
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Denisonia — For the plant genus, see Pityrodia. Denisonia Ornamental Snake Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Denisonia — noun copperheads • Syn: ↑genus Denisonia • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Elapidae, ↑family Elapidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Denisonia superba — noun venomous but sluggish reddish brown snake of Australia • Syn: ↑copperhead • Hypernyms: ↑elapid, ↑elapid snake • Member Holonyms: ↑Denisonia, ↑genus Denisonia … Useful english dictionary
Denisonia — Den·i·so·nia .den ə sō nē ə, nyə n a genus of venomous Australian snakes of the family Elapidae including the copperhead (D. superba) Den·i·son den ə sən Sir William Thomas (1804 1871) Australian statesman. Denison was governor of New South Wales … Medical dictionary
reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ornamental Snake — Conservation status Vulnerable (IU … Wikipedia
Elapidae — noun cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes • Syn: ↑family Elapidae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Serpentes, ↑suborder Serpentes, ↑Ophidia … Useful english dictionary
family Elapidae — noun cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes • Syn: ↑Elapidae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Serpentes, ↑suborder Serpentes, ↑Ophidia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Mud adder — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata … Wikipedia
copperhead — A poisonous snake of the genus Agkistrodon in the U.S. * * * cop·per·head käp ər .hed n 1) a pit viper (Agkistrodon contortrix) widely distributed in upland areas of the eastern and central U.S. that typically attains a length of three feet (0.9… … Medical dictionary
