HyperDic: milk_adder

English > 1 sense of the expression *milk adder*:
NOUN	animal	milk adder, milk snake, house snake, checkered adder, Lampropeltis triangulum	nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot

English > *milk adder*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes.
Synonyms	milk snake, house snake, checkered adder, Lampropeltis triangulum
Broader	king snake, kingsnake	Any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors
Spanish	coral ratonera