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copperhead
noun cop·per·head \ˈkä-pər-ˌhed\
: a poisonous reddish-brown snake of the eastern and central U.S.
Full Definition of COPPERHEAD
1
: a common pit viper (Agkistrodon contortrix) of the eastern and central United States usually having a copper-colored head and often a reddish-brown hourglass pattern on the body
2
: a person in the northern states who sympathized with the South during the American Civil War
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First Known Use of COPPERHEAD
1775
Rhymes with COPPERHEAD
acidhead, aforesaid, arrowhead, barrelhead, bubblehead, bufflehead, butterhead, chowderhead, chucklehead, colorbred, Diamond Head, dragonhead, dunderhead, featherbed, featherhead, fiddlehead, figurehead, fountainhead, get ahead, gingerbread, go-ahead, hammerhead, head-to-head, Holinshed, infrared, Java Head, knucklehead, letterhead, Lizard Head, loggerhead, lowlihead, maidenhead, Marblehead, metalhead, newlywed, overhead, overspread, pinniped, pointy-head, poppyhead, quadruped, riverbed, running head, saddlebred, Saint John's bread, Samoyed, scratch one's head, showerhead, sleepyhead, slugabed, soda bread, standardbred, straight-ahead, talking head, thoroughbred, thunderhead, timberhead, turn one's head, turtlehead, underbred, watershed, woodenhead
COPPERHEAD Defined for Kids
copperhead
noun cop·per·head \ˈkä-pər-ˌhed\
Definition of COPPERHEAD for Kids
: a poisonous snake of the eastern and central United States with a reddish brown head
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copperhead
noun cop·per·head \ˈkäp-ər-ˌhed\
Medical Definition of COPPERHEAD
1
: a pit viper (Agkistrodon contortrix) widely distributed in upland areas of the eastern and central United States that typically attains a length of three feet (0.9 meter), is coppery brown above with dark transverse blotches, and is capable of inflicting a very painful but rarely fatal bite
2
: a very venomous but sluggish Australian elapid snake of the genus Denisonia (D. superba)
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