copperhead
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Definition of copperhead
1
: a common pit viper (Agkistrodon contortrix) of the eastern and central U.S. usually having a copper-colored head and often a reddish-brown hourglass pattern on the body
2
: a person in the northern states who sympathized with the South during the American Civil War
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An Arkansas photographer captured a venomous copperhead snake devouring a cicada that had just emerged from its shell at Ozark National Forest earlier this month. — Fox News, "Venomous Arkansas snake devours bug in jaw-dropping photos," 29 July 2019 According to Texas Parks & Wildlife, Southern copperheads are the most common variety found in east Texas. — Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, "High summer temperatures are luring out more active snakes in Texas," 25 July 2019 The snake was a venomous copperhead, but with unusual markings down its back. — USA TODAY, "Tubing, Hemingway, great white sharks: News from around our 50 states," 21 July 2019 Those that are venomous include the diamondback rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake, the copperhead, and cottonmouth or water moccasin. — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, "Venomous snake captured after it bites man, 19," 10 July 2019 Manndel said copperheads are pretty common around the area. — Michelle Lou, CNN, "A Pennsylvania woman was bitten by a copperhead snake while doing laundry," 19 June 2019 Late last summer in Woodbridge, Virginia, a woman wandered into her yard and found an eastern copperhead slithering through her flower bed. — Laura Mallonee, WIRED, "The Life and Viral Fame of Virginia's Two-Headed Snake," 13 June 2019 The state is home to eastern coral snakes, copperheads, cottonmouths and several different species of rattlesnakes. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "'Famous' North Carolina 'Zombie' Snake Species Likes to Play Dead Before Striking Repeatedly," 11 June 2019 And 1,300 kids get bitten every year, about half by rattlers, with copperhead bites on the rise. — Rachel Levin, Sunset, "What to Do If You See a Rattlesnake in the Wild," 22 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'copperhead.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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copperhead
noun
English Language Learners Definition of copperhead
: a poisonous reddish-brown snake of the eastern and central U.S.
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copperhead
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Kids Definition of copperhead
: a poisonous snake of the eastern and central United States with a reddish brown head
copperhead
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Medical Definition of copperhead
1
: a pit viper (Agkistrodon contortrix) widely distributed in upland areas of the eastern and central United States that typically attains a length of three feet (0.9 meter), is coppery brown above with dark transverse blotches, and is capable of inflicting a very painful but rarely fatal bite
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: a very venomous but sluggish Australian elapid snake of the genus Denisonia (D. superba)