water moccasin

1. 1.

   venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States

   Synonymscottonmouthcottonmouth moccasinAgkistrodon piscivorus

   Broaderpit viper

   Part ofAgkistrodon
2. 2.

   any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters

   Broaderwater snake

   Part ofNatrix

Questions about water moccasin

What does water moccasin mean?

water moccasin means "venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for water moccasin?

Close synonyms include cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin, Agkistrodon piscivorus. 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 water moccasin a common word?

water moccasin 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.