Snake — Defs

01 n. Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.

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Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.(Zool.) See: Ophidia, Serpent

Phrases & compounds

Blind snake — See under Blind, Garter, etc.

Fetich snake — a large African snake (Python Sebae) used by the natives as a fetich.

Ringed snake — a common European columbrine snake (Tropidonotus natrix).

Snake eater — The markhoor

Snake fence — a worm fence (which see).

Snake fly — any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus Rhaphidia; -- so called because of their large head and elongated neck and prothorax.

Snake gourd — a cucurbitaceous plant (Trichosanthes anguina) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than that of the serpent cucumber.

Snake killer — The secretary bird

Snake moss — the common club moss (Lycopodium clavatum). See Lycopodium.

Snake nut — the fruit of a sapindaceous tree (Ophiocaryon paradoxum) of Guiana, the embryo of which resembles a snake coiled up.

Tree snake — any one of numerous species of colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees, especially those of the genus Dendrophis and allied genera.

02 v. t. To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; -- often with out.

imp. & p. p. Snaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Snaking

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To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; -- often with out.[Colloq. U.S.]
2.
To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.(Naut.)

03 v. i. To crawl like a snake.

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To crawl like a snake.