coachwhip snake Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip
Masticophis flagellum; coachwhip.
WordNet
Coach"whip` snake"
Definitions
(Zoöl.) A large, slender, harmless snake of the southern United States ( Masticophis flagelliformis ).✍ Its long and tapering tail has the scales so arranged and colored as to give it a braided appearance, whence the name.
