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whipsnake

or whip snake

[ hwip-sneyk, wip- ]

noun

  1. any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
  2. any of various similar or related snakes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of whipsnake1

First recorded in 1765–75; whip + snake
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Example Sentences

Other protected species at stake include the northern spotted owl, the California condor, the Alameda whipsnake and four types of kangaroo rats.

From Reuters

The whipsnake, of a beautiful changing green, and the coral with alternate broad transverse bars of black and red, glide from bush to bush, and may be handled with safety; they are harmless little creatures.

Again, there was a whipsnake, and a toad, bloated as the aristocracy of old time, and puffed up as the plutocracy of to-day.

The whipsnake of a beautiful changing green, and the coral, with alternate broad traverse bars of black and red, glide from bush to bush, and may be handled with safety; they are harmless little creatures.

The Subhanyo, a kind of whipsnake, and a large yellow rock snake called Got, are little feared.

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