noun
a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip
• Syn: ↑coachwhip, ↑Masticophis flagellum
• Hypernyms: ↑whip-snake, ↑whip snake, ↑whipsnake
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noun : a long slender active colubrid snake (Coluber, syn. Masticophis, flagellum) of the southern United States of which the scale pattern resembles a braided whip
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coachwhip snake,
a harmless snake related to the black snake, having a long, slender body with scales arranged like the braids of a whip.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.