"kingsnake" meaning in All languages combined

See kingsnake on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: kingsnakes [plural]
Etymology: king + snake Etymology templates: {{compound|en|king|snake}} king + snake Head templates: {{en-noun}} kingsnake (plural kingsnakes)
  1. Any of various colubrid snakes of the genus Lampropeltis. Categories (lifeform): Colubrid snakes Derived forms: California kingsnake, common kingsnake, eastern kingsnake, speckled kingsnake

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