noun
any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals
• Syn: ↑king snake
• Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid
• Hyponyms:
↑common kingsnake, ↑Lampropeltis getulus, ↑milk snake, ↑house snake, ↑milk adder, ↑checkered adder, ↑Lampropeltis triangulum
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lampropeltis, ↑genus Lampropeltis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.