HyperDic: whip-snake

English > 1 sense of the word whip-snake:
NOUNanimalwhip-snake, whip snake, whipsnakeany of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails
English > whip-snake: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails.
Synonymswhip snake, whipsnake
Member ofMasticophis, genus Masticophiswhip snakes
NarrowerCalifornia whipsnake, striped racer, Masticophis lateralisA whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides
Sonoran whipsnake, Masticophis bilineatusboth terrestrial / terrestrial and arboreal snake of United States southwest
coachwhip, coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellumA whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico
Broadercolubrid snake, colubridMostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial / terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes

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