noun
copperheads
• Syn: ↑genus Denisonia
• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Elapidae, ↑family Elapidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑copperhead, ↑Denisonia superba
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\\ˌdenə̇ˈsōnēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sir William T. Denison died 1871 Australian statesman and governor of New South Wales + New Latin -ia
: a genus of venomous Australian snakes (family Elapidae) including the copperhead
Useful english dictionary. 2012.