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moccasin

noun

Definition of moccasin

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

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Adult monarchs feed on wild cherry, lilac, Labrador tea, blazing star, red clover, dogbane, goldenrods, ironweeds, joe-pye-weed, marigolds, asters, rattlesnake-master, sunflowers, thistles, vetches and (of course) milkweeds, MSU Extension said.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026
But the increase in sightings doesn’t necessarily mean the rattlesnake population has grown, according to local experts.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of rattlesnake

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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

Researchers have argued that the Asian swamp eels could be more destructive than the invasive Burmese python.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
Just a month before her sandal moment, Rihanna was spotted in July sporting Amina Muaddi Barbara boots in that same snakeskin or python design.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of python

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

Old timers would recount finding a water moccasin in their boat.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
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

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

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Nearly a century after rolling off the line, one Aston Martin roadster has proven itself a formidable racer.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

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