cottonmouth
noun
a venomous snake, Agkistrodon (Ancistrodon ) piscivorus, of swamps in southeastern U.S., that grows to about 4 feet (1.2 meters).
cottonmouths
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pluralof cottonmouth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Today Pyle's group has more than 176,000 members eagerly exchanging information about the region's venomous rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths and coral snakes, as well as its nonvenomous rat snakes and water snakes, among other harmless species.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 18, 2022
They can even handle the bite from venomous snakes such as cottonmouths, timber rattlesnakes and copperheads.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
Rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, coral snakes—bites from all will be painful at least, deadly at most.
From Golf Digest ● May 3, 2018
And then there are the snakes: king snakes, copperheads, banded water snakes and cottonmouths, which also swim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2016
“Otherwise, you’re gonna wake up one morning with one of those big ole cottonmouths in your bed. Got it?”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
