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cot·ton·mouth
/
ˈkɒt
nˌmaʊθ
/
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[
kot
-n-mouth
]
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noun,
plural
cot·ton·mouths
/
-ˌmaʊθs
,
-ˌmaʊðz
/
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[
-mouths
,
-mou
th
z
]
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.
a venomous snake,
Agkistrodon
(
Ancistrodon
)
piscivorus,
of swamps in southeastern U.S., that grows to about 4 feet (1.2 meters).
Also called
water moccasin
.
Origin:
1825–35,
Americanism;
cotton
+
mouth
, so called from the whiteness of its lips and mouth
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cottonmouth
(ˈkɒt
ə
nˌmaʊθ)
—
n
another name for the
water moccasin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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