cottonmouth
noun
cot·ton·mouth
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Definition of cottonmouth
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Water and other caffeine-free, non-alcoholic beverages can help temporarily relieve cottonmouth and reduce your chance of getting dry, irritated eyes. — Stacey Mckenna, azcentral, "What to do if your high feels like more than you can handle," 6 Aug. 2019 Four cops worked together to capture the snake, which is also often called a cottonmouth. — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, "Snake safety urged after water moccasin lurking outside Florida man’s home bites him," 10 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 North Topsail Beach firefighter Bradley Thomas Dixon shared a video to Facebook of two cottonmouth snakes lounging near some flooding. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, "Venomous snakes found by North Carolina firefighter in floods after Florence," 18 Sep. 2018 Of those six, there are only two that are considered abundant to common - the cottonmouth and copperhead. — Myah Ward, charlotteobserver, "Copperhead bites 9-year-old pit bull in Matthews," 5 July 2018 Watch how to tell the difference between a deadly cottonmouth snake and a nonvenomous rat snake in this video. — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, "Snake was shading under a car at Walmart. Then these 2 brought lighter fluid, police say," 15 June 2018 Reality: Actually, five of the six venomous snakes, including copperheads, timber rattlers and cottonmouths in Georgia have triangular heads. — Shelia Poole, ajc, "7 most common myths about snakes," 5 June 2018 Many are potentially dangerous, including wolves, grizzly bears, komodo dragons, and reptiles such as sea snakes and cottonmouths. — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, "Lots of Creatures Are Prohibited As Pets In Connecticut," 27 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cottonmouth.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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