grass snake

grass snake
noun
1. harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England
• Hypernyms: ↑water snake
• Hyponyms: ↑viperine grass snake, ↑Natrix maura
2. any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes
• Syn: ↑garter snake
• Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid
• Member Holonyms: ↑Thamnophis, ↑genus Thamnophis
3. either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes that are green in color
• Syn: ↑green snake
• Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid
• Member Holonyms: ↑Opheodrys, ↑genus Opheodrys

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noun
1. : a common European ringed snake (Natrix natrix)
3. : garter snake; especially : one with indistinct or no stripes

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1. Also called ring snake. a common European snake, Natrix natrix, having a collar of bright orange or yellow.
2. any of various small, slender snakes of North America, as the garter snake or green snake.
[1835-45, Amer.]

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grass snake noun
The harmless common ringed snake
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Main Entry: ↑grass

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grass snake UK US noun [countable] [singular grass snake plural grass snakes]
a small harmless snake that lives in the grass
Thesaurus: snakeshyponym

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grass snake,
any one of certain small, harmless, grayish-green snakes living in meadows.

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n. a common harmless Eurasian snake that typically has a yellowish band around the neck and is often found in or near water. ● Natrix natrix, family Colubridae
■ another term for green snake

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ˈgrass snake f10 [grass snake grass snakes] noun
a small harmless snake

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Grass snake — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grass snake — grass ,snake noun count a small harmless snake that lives in the grass …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grass snake — grass′ snake n. ram any of various small slender snakes of North America, as the garter snake or green snake • Etymology: 1835–45, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • grass snake — n. ☆ a) GARTER SNAKE ☆ b) GREEN SNAKE …   English World dictionary

  • grass snake — n a common snake that is not poisonous …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grass snake — ► NOUN ▪ a harmless grey green snake with a yellowish band around the neck …   English terms dictionary

  • Grass Snake — This article is about the European grass snake or ringed snake Natrix natrix. Grass snake is also used in North America to refer to the smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) and the rough green snake (O. aestivus). grass snake Conservation… …   Wikipedia

  • grass snake — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms grass snake : singular grass snake plural grass snakes a small harmless snake that lives in the grass …   English dictionary

  • grass snake — 1. Also called ring snake. a common European snake, Natrix natrix, having a collar of bright orange or yellow. 2. any of various small, slender snakes of North America, as the garter snake or green snake. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • grass snake — noun a) A nonvenomous snake, Natrix natrix, native to Europe, with a yellow collar. b) A greenish nonvenomous snake, Opheodrys vernalis, of North America …   Wiktionary

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