noun
1. harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England
• Syn: ↑ring snake, ↑ringed snake, ↑Natrix natrix
• Hypernyms: ↑water snake
• Hyponyms: ↑viperine grass snake, ↑Natrix maura
2. any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes
• Syn: ↑garter snake
• Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid
• Hyponyms: ↑common garter snake, ↑Thamnophis sirtalis, ↑ribbon snake, ↑Thamnophis sauritus, ↑Western ribbon snake, ↑Thamnophis proximus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Thamnophis, ↑genus Thamnophis
3. either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes that are green in color
• Syn: ↑green snake
• Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid
• Hyponyms: ↑smooth green snake, ↑Opheodrys vernalis, ↑rough green snake, ↑Opheodrys aestivus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Opheodrys, ↑genus Opheodrys
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noun1. : a common European ringed snake (Natrix natrix)
2. : smooth green snake
4. : brown snake
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1. Also called ring snake. a common European snake, Natrix natrix, having a collar of bright orange or yellow.
2. any of various small, slender snakes of North America, as the garter snake or green snake.
[1835-45, Amer.]
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grass snake noun
The harmless common ringed snake
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Main Entry: ↑grass
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a small harmless snake that lives in the grass
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grass snake,
any one of certain small, harmless, grayish-green snakes living in meadows.
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n. a common harmless Eurasian snake that typically has a yellowish band around the neck and is often found in or near water. ● Natrix natrix, family Colubridae
■ another term for green snake
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a small harmless snake
Useful english dictionary. 2012.