"copperhead" meaning in All languages combined

See copperhead on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-copperhead.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-copperhead.wav Forms: copperheads [plural]
Etymology: From copper + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|copper|head}} copper + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} copperhead (plural copperheads)
  1. Any of certain of snakes having a copper-colored head in three families within suborder Serpentes.
    A venomous pit viper of species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in parts of North America.
    Sense id: en-copperhead-en-noun-oNqp8Ujj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Elapid snakes, Hair, Vipers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 14 13 26 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 27 15 14 23 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 25 17 14 22 0 Disambiguation of Elapid snakes: 20 20 20 20 20 1 Disambiguation of Hair: 22 15 17 12 13 21 Disambiguation of Vipers: 28 24 24 10 11 2
  2. Any of certain of snakes having a copper-colored head in three families within suborder Serpentes.
    A water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
    Sense id: en-copperhead-en-noun-lZV6ZV3o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Elapid snakes, Hair, Vipers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 14 13 26 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 27 15 14 23 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 25 17 14 22 0 Disambiguation of Elapid snakes: 20 20 20 20 20 1 Disambiguation of Hair: 22 15 17 12 13 21 Disambiguation of Vipers: 28 24 24 10 11 2
  3. Any of certain of snakes having a copper-colored head in three families within suborder Serpentes.
    A Chinese copperhead (Deinagkistrodon acutus), a venomous pit viper species found in Southeast Asia
    Sense id: en-copperhead-en-noun-hTLYCz8z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Elapid snakes, Hair, Vipers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 14 13 26 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 27 15 14 23 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 25 17 14 22 0 Disambiguation of Elapid snakes: 20 20 20 20 20 1 Disambiguation of Hair: 22 15 17 12 13 21 Disambiguation of Vipers: 28 24 24 10 11 2
  4. Any of certain of snakes having a copper-colored head in three families within suborder Serpentes.
    Any Australian copperhead (Austrelaps spp.), a venomous elapid found in southern Australia and Tasmania.
    Sense id: en-copperhead-en-noun-eBB0fVC7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Elapid snakes, Hair Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 14 13 26 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 27 15 14 23 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 25 17 14 22 0 Disambiguation of Elapid snakes: 20 20 20 20 20 1 Disambiguation of Hair: 22 15 17 12 13 21
  5. Any of certain of snakes having a copper-colored head in three families within suborder Serpentes.
    A copperhead rat snake (Coelognathus radiatus, syn. Elaphe radiata), a non-venomous colubrid species found in southern Asia.
    Sense id: en-copperhead-en-noun-3xlCeCUK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Colubrid snakes, Elapid snakes, Hair, Vipers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 14 13 26 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 27 15 14 23 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 25 17 14 22 0 Disambiguation of Colubrid snakes: 22 14 18 13 33 1 Disambiguation of Elapid snakes: 20 20 20 20 20 1 Disambiguation of Hair: 22 15 17 12 13 21 Disambiguation of Vipers: 28 24 24 10 11 2
  6. (derogatory) Someone with ginger hair. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-copperhead-en-noun-U1rQEXh6 Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 22 15 17 12 13 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0

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