MILK ADDER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes

Synonyms:

checkered adder; house snake; Lampropeltis triangulum; milk adder; milk snake

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("milk adder" is a kind of...):

king snake; kingsnake (any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals)

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