COLUBER CONSTRICTOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet

Synonyms:

black racer; blacksnake; Coluber constrictor

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Coluber constrictor" is a kind of...):

racer (slender fast-moving North American snakes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Coluber constrictor"):

blue racer; Coluber constrictor flaviventris (bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas)

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