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Noun: cottonmouth  'kó-t(u)n,mawth
  1. Venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
    - water moccasin, cottonmouth moccasin, Agkistrodon piscivorus

Derived forms: cottonmouths

Type of: pit viper

Part of: Agkistrodon, Ancistrodon, genus Agkistrodon, genus Ancistrodon

Encyclopedia: Cottonmouth