noun
any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails
• Syn: ↑whip snake, ↑whipsnake
• Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid
• Hyponyms:
↑coachwhip, ↑coachwhip snake, ↑Masticophis flagellum, ↑California whipsnake, ↑striped racer, ↑Masticophis lateralis, ↑Sonoran whipsnake, ↑Masticophis bilineatus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Masticophis, ↑genus Masticophis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.