Note: Its long and tapering tail has the scales so arranged and colored as to give it a braided appearance, whence the name. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
coachwhip snake — noun a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip • Syn: ↑coachwhip, ↑Masticophis flagellum • Hypernyms: ↑whip snake, ↑whip snake, ↑whipsnake * * * noun : a long slender active … Useful english dictionary
Coachwhip — may refer to: a type of whip used by the driver of a horse drawn coach, usually provided with a long lash Coachwhip (snake), various North American snakes Coachwhip (comics), a character of the Marvel Universe Coachwhips, a noise/punk band This… … Wikipedia
coachwhip — /kohch hwip , wip /, n. 1. a whip, usually having a long lash, used in driving a coach horse. 2. Also called coachwhip snake. a long, slender snake, Masticophis flagellum, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, having a thin tail resembling a braided… … Universalium
coachwhip — noun 1. desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers • Syn: ↑ocotillo, ↑Jacob s staff, ↑vine cactus, ↑Fouquieria splendens •… … Useful english dictionary
snake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. serpent, reptile, ophidian; snake in the grass, deceiver, double dealer. See animal, deception. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reptile, serpent, vermin*; see rattlesnake . Common snakes include: viper, asp,… … English dictionary for students
coachwhip — noun 1》 a harmless North American snake, whose scales form a pattern said to resemble a braided whip. [Masticophis flagellum.] 2》 Austral. the whipbird … English new terms dictionary
whip snake — noun any of several small fast moving snakes with long whiplike tails • Syn: ↑whip snake, ↑whipsnake • Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid • Hyponyms: ↑coachwhip, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
whip-snake — noun any of several small fast moving snakes with long whiplike tails • Syn: ↑whip snake, ↑whipsnake • Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid • Hyponyms: ↑coachwhip, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Mud Snake — At Burnt Island, Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area, FL Conservation status … Wikipedia
emerald whip snake — Whip Whip, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
