Definitions of copperhead
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common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
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synonyms:
Agkistrodon contortrix
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type of:
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pit viper
New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head
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pit viper
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venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia
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synonyms:
Denisonia superba
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type of:
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elapid, elapid snake
any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
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elapid, elapid snake
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