copperhead
The English word “copperhead” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- A venomous pit viper of species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in parts of North America.
- A water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
- A Chinese copperhead (Deinagkistrodon acutus), a venomous pit viper species found in Southeast Asia
- Any Australian copperhead (Austrelaps spp.), a venomous elapid found in southern Australia and Tasmania.
- A copperhead rat snake (Coelognathus radiatus, syn. Elaphe radiata), a non-venomous colubrid species found in southern Asia.
- Someone with ginger hair.
Etymology
From copper + head.
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