Akademik

Thamnophis

noun

garter snakes (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑genus Thamnophis

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Colubridae, ↑family Colubridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑garter snake, ↑grass snake

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\\ˈthamnəfə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from thamn- + -ophis

: a genus of American colubrid snakes comprising the garter snake

Useful english dictionary. 2012.