genus heterodon

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   a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes

   SynonymsHeterodon

   Broaderreptile genus

   Part ofColubridae

Questions about genus heterodon

What does genus heterodon mean?

genus heterodon means "a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes".

What is another word for genus heterodon?

Close synonyms include Heterodon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus heterodon a common word?

genus heterodon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.