hognose snake

[ hawg-nohz, hog- ]

/ ˈhɔgˌnoʊz, ˈhɒg- /

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noun

any harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon, the several species having an upturned snout and noted for flattening the head or playing dead when disturbed.

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Origin of hognose snake

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40; hog + nose

Words nearby hognose snake

hog heaven, hog Latin, Hogmanay, hogmolly, hog-nosed skunk, hognose snake, hognut, hog peanut, hogpen, hog plum, hog score

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How to use hognose snake in a sentence

For these Arabs, Iran is the raised (and loaded) head of the snake.
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The black mamba snake slithering towards Lakshmi is highly venomous.
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Here the snake oil quotient is a bit more evident than in the skybox seats occupied by insights made using hard science.
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Which of these foods have science to back them up, and which are nothing but snake oil?
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The snake was particularly kissed and touched as worshippers entered.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple|Michael Luongo|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He heard Mohammedans alluding to a Brahmin as a leader—so might a wolf and a snake make common alliance against a watch dog.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
On his loins was a lion of great fierceness, and coiled round his waist was a hissing mamba (snake).
Uncanny Tales|Various
So they bore Spotted Snake away with them in the canoe, while the Dogtown gang shrieked farewells from the old landing.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
Dorothy again caught the furtive glance of the woman's evil eyes, and recoiled from it as if she had trodden upon a snake.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
A few hundreds in a few hungry pockets, and we run a snake through the legislature declaring that lake state property.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for hognose snake

hognose snake

/ (ˈhɒɡˌnəʊz) /

noun

any North American nonvenomous colubrid snake of the genus Heterodon, having a trowel-shaped snout and inflating the body when alarmedAlso called: puff adder

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