Ancistrodon (Noun)
Meaning
Copperheads.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The copperhead is a type of venomous snake belonging to the genus Ancistrodon.
- Ancistrodon contortrix, commonly known as the copperhead, is found throughout eastern North America.
- Ancistrodon is a genus of venomous pit vipers that includes the copperhead and the cottonmouth.
- The copperhead, Ancistrodon contortrix, is a relatively small venomous snake with a distinctive hourglass pattern.
- Ancistrodon contortrix mokasen, a subspecies of the copperhead, is found primarily in the northeastern United States.