HyperDic: cottonmouth

English > 1 sense of the word cottonmouth:
NOUNanimalcottonmouth, water moccasin, cottonmouth moccasin, Agkistrodon piscivorusvenomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
cottonmouth > pronunciation
Soundskaa'tahnmaw.th
Rhymesfrogmouth ... south / South: 4 rhymes with awth...
English > cottonmouth: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningvenomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States.
Synonymswater moccasin, cottonmouth moccasin, Agkistrodon piscivorus
Member ofAgkistrodon, genus Agkistrodon, Ancistrodon, genus Ancistrodoncopperheads
Broaderpit viperNew World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head

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