water moccasin

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water moccasin.

See cottonmouth.

moccasin [mok´ah-sin]

any of several species of snakes of the genus Agkistrodon.

highland moccasin copperhead.

water moccasin Agkistrodon piscivorus, a venomous semiaquatic pit viper with an olive or brown back, found in the southern United States. Called also cottonmouth.

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