austrelaps

  • 41copperhead — noun a reddish brown venomous snake. [Agkistrodon contortrix (N. America) and Austrelaps superbus (Australia).] …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 42copperhead — /ˈkɒpəhɛd / (say kopuhhed) noun 1. a bulky, marsh dwelling venomous Australian snake, Austrelaps superbus, brown to black above with a coppery red band behind the head, and reaching about two metres in length. 2. a venomous snake, Ancistrodon… …