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1. a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.2. See indigo snake.[1830-40, Amer.]
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gopher snake — ☆ gopher snake n. [West] 1. regional var. of BULLSNAKE 2. INDIGO SNAKE … English World dictionary
gopher snake — bullsnake ull snake , bull snake ull snake (b[oo^]l sn[=a]k ), n. any of several large harmless rodent eating North American burrowing snakes of the genus {Pituophis}. They include the {gopher snake} and {pine snake}. Syn: . [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gopher snake — noun 1. large dark blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows; found in southern North America and Mexico • Syn: ↑indigo snake, ↑Drymarchon corais • Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid • Hyponyms: ↑eastern i … Useful english dictionary
gopher snake — noun Date: 1837 1. indigo snake 2. bull snake … New Collegiate Dictionary
gopher snake — go′pher snake n. 1) ram a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, that preys on small burrowing mammals 2) ram indigo snake • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
Pacific Gopher Snake — Taxobox name = Pacific Gopher Snake status = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Colubridae genus = Pituophis species = P. catenifer subspecies = P. c. catenifer trinomial =… … Wikipedia
Cape gopher snake — Taxobox name = Cape Gopher regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Colubridae genus = Pituophis species = P. catenifer subspecies = P. c. vertrabralis trinomial = Pituophis catenifer… … Wikipedia
gopher — gopher1 /goh feuhr/, n. 1. any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America. 2. See pocket gopher. 3. See gopher tortoise. 4. See gopher snake. 5 … Universalium
gopher — I. /ˈgoʊfə / (say gohfuh) noun 1. any of various ground squirrels of western North America, as Citellus (or Spermophilus) tridecemlineatus. 2. Also, pocket gopher. any of various burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys, Thomomys, etc. (family… …
snake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. serpent, reptile, ophidian; snake in the grass, deceiver, double dealer. See animal, deception. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reptile, serpent, vermin*; see rattlesnake . Common snakes include: viper, asp,… … English dictionary for students
