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Carphophis

noun

thunder snake

• Syn: ↑genus Carphophis

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Colubridae, ↑family Colubridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑thunder snake, ↑worm snake, ↑Carphophis amoenus

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\\ˈkärfəfəs, -(ˌ)fis, kärˈfäfə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek karphos dry stalk, stick + New Latin -ophis — more at harp

: a monotypic genus of small No. American colubrid snakes that are brownish black to glossy black above and pinkish below, have narrow flat heeads, and feed chiefly on earthworms — see worm snake

Useful english dictionary. 2012.