moccasin

noun

Definition of moccasinnext
as in rattlesnake

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Recent Examples of moccasin The event will also include Native American artisan vendors selling things like jewelry, flutes, moccasins, beading accessories, leatherworks, pottery, dream catchers and food trucks. — Richard Guzman, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026 The artist is based out of her studio in East Sooke, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, where Gentry creates all of her moccasin styles by hand. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026 Hoka Kaha 2 Frost Moc GTX Hoka also makes the Kaha 2 Frost Mac, a padded, puffy moccasin version of the boot, with a slipper-style laceless upper made of the same durable ripstop polyester. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026 Those looking for something playful should opt for a floppy moccasin style like the sock boots from the Louis Vuitton runway. — Shelby Ying Hyde, Refinery29, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for moccasin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moccasin
  1. rattlesnake
  2. copperhead
  3. python
  4. boa
  5. cobra
  6. water moccasin
  7. mamba
  8. racer
Noun
  • Arrival afternoon consists of a breath-work class and a short hike on property—which included, to my dismay, a timber-rattlesnake sighting.
    — Johanna Wolfe, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple rescue teams worked together and found a hiker who had been bitten by a rattlesnake in the Angeles Forest earlier this month.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of rattlesnake
Noun
  • Animal Services Director Chris Davis told NBC News on Tuesday that officers initially received a report that the snake was a copperhead.
    — Sophie Ziedalski, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Signage along the trail informs users of the wildlife that make the sanctuary their home, like the ebony jewelwing damselfly, Osage copperhead snake and even bobcats.
    — Nick Wagner, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of copperhead
Noun
  • The teacher who took ownership of Nanner, an 8-foot python, pushed back on the accusations.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The 50-kilogram (110-pound) reticulated python, named after Hollywood star Jodie Foster, lives at Chester Zoo in England’s northwest.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of python
Noun
  • Cheers erupted when Griffin, Parker and her two children from previous relationships led a calf with a giant pink boa and a fluffy pink flower around its neck into the yard.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
  • Pugh accessorized with a feather boa and gold statement jewelry.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 May 2026
Definition of boa
Noun
  • The cobra seems angry and writhes and attacks, and the handler holds the snake at bay, looking like a man who has made poor lifestyle choices and therefore deserves whatever is coming courtesy of his snake pal.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • McMahan was vital in discovering a new form of cobra lily, Arisaema mcmahanii, in Vietnam.
    — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of cobra
Noun
  • Northern cottonmouths Also called the water moccasin, this snake should only concern Kansas Citians with summer plans at the Lake of the Ozarks.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • While Hines expressed concern that the snakes could be venomous water moccasins, Kennedy ultimately brushed off her worries as the reptiles continued to thrash and buck in his hands.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Definition of water moccasin
Noun
  • The progression observed in black mamba envenomation reflects a different process.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • The Oilers’ penalty kill had its issues –– virtually any team with weak goaltending does –– but their power play remained as lethal as a black mamba.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of mamba
Noun
  • Getty Images Roger Penske has accomplished a lot of great things in his career as a business leader and as a racer.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Vin Diesel played Dominic Toretto, the crew’s leader — and a professional street racer.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of racer

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