brown snake

noun

Pseudonaja spp., Australian brown snakes

Meanings

nounbrown snake (plural brown snakes)

plural brown snakes

  1. Any of certain snakes that are brown in color of species:
    1. Pseudonaja spp., Australian brown snakes
    2. Storeria spp., North American brown snakes
    3. Elapognathus minor, Australian short-nosed snake or little brown snake
    4. Pseudechis australis, Australian mulga or king brown snake

Synonyms & antonyms

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