"hornsnake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hornsnakes [plural]
Etymology: horn + snake Etymology templates: {{compound|en|horn|snake}} horn + snake Head templates: {{en-noun}} hornsnake (plural hornsnakes)
  1. A nonvenomous, semiaquatic snake, Farancia abacura, found in the southern United States. Its upperside is glossy black, and its underside is red and black. Categories (lifeform): Colubrid snakes Synonyms: mud snake

Inflected forms

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