water moccasin

noun

A semiaquatic venomous snake native to the southeastern United States, Agkistrodon piscivorus.

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copperheadcottonmouthcottonmouth moccasinAgkistrodon piscivorus
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Meanings

nounwater moccasin (plural water moccasins)

plural water moccasins

  1. A semiaquatic venomous snake native to the southeastern United States, Agkistrodon piscivorus.

    Synonyms: copperhead

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA semiaquatic venomous snake native to the southeastern United States, Agkistrodon piscivorus.

Similar
copperhead

More synonyms by meaning

nounvenomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States

Similar
cottonmouthcottonmouth moccasinAgkistrodon piscivorus
Broader
pit viper
Also see
cottonmouthstub-tail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish vesimokkasiinikäärme
  • vesimokkasiinikäärmeAgkistrodon piscivorus
Turkish su mokaseni
  • su mokaseniAgkistrodon piscivorus
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APA

water moccasin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20moccasin

MLA

“water moccasin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20moccasin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water moccasin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20moccasin.

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