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water snake
noun
- any of numerous and widely distributed harmless snakes of the genus Natrix, inhabiting areas in or near fresh water.
- any of various other snakes living in or frequenting water.
- Water Snake, Astronomy. the constellation Hydrus.
water snake
noun
- any of various colubrid snakes that live in or near water, esp any of numerous harmless North American snakes of the genus Natrix, such as N. sipedon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water snake1
First recorded in 1595–1605
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Anaconda, an-a-kon′da, n. a large South American water-snake of the Python family, closely related to the boa-constrictor.
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After all, I ought to have scotched the rusty, red-bellied water-snake leering at me now.
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His mother said the great worm was a water-snake, and she told Erastus snake-stories which gave him bad dreams.
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He frightened ugly Gundaschees, the water-snake, from his sunny log at the edge of the river.
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He invited the youth to ride with him and offered him a horse which turned out to be a large water snake.
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