Congo snaken.

Brit.

/ˈkɒŋɡəʊ sneɪk/, U.S.

/ˈkɑŋɡoʊ ˌsneɪk/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Congo adj., snake n.

Etymology: Apparently < Congo adj. +snake n., probably originally (in sense 1) as an alteration of conger n.¹, perhaps on account of (or reinforced by) the black or dark colour of some adult snakes (compare the discussion of Congo monkey n. at Congo adj. and n. Compounds 1).Sense 2 may have arisen from a traditional misinterpretation of the eel-like salamanders as venomous snakes (compare the discussion at sense 1), on account of an overlap in colour, size, and habitat.

Chiefly U.S. regional (southern).

1. Any of three aquatic salamanders constituting the genus Amphiuma (family Amphiumidae), with long, typically black- or dark-skinned, eel-like bodies, found in the southern United States, and often mistakenly thought to be venomous snakes, esp. moccasin snakes. Now historical.Also called congo eel.

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the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [noun] > member of family Amphiumidae (Congo snake)

Congo snake1824

Congo1947

1824 Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. N.Y. 1 269 It is called in Florida, ‘Congo Snake’ by the negroes, who believe them poisonous, but without foundation.

2011 J. P. Rafferty Reptiles & Amphibians 233 Amphiumas..which are also called Congo eels or Congo snakes, are North American salamanders.

2. The water moccasin or cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus, or another snake resembling it. rare.

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1967 Bull. Louisiana Soc. Hort. Res. 3 No. 2 90 Irises were called 'fleur de serpent' (snake flower) because their impenetrable tufts are one of the favorite hiding places of the poisonous Congo snake (cottonmouth).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	congo snake
释义	Congo snaken. Brit. /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ sneɪk/, U.S. /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ ˌsneɪk/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Congo adj., snake n. Etymology: Apparently < Congo adj. +snake n., probably originally (in sense 1) as an alteration of conger n.¹, perhaps on account of (or reinforced by) the black or dark colour of some adult snakes (compare the discussion of Congo monkey n. at Congo adj. and n. Compounds 1).Sense 2 may have arisen from a traditional misinterpretation of the eel-like salamanders as venomous snakes (compare the discussion at sense 1), on account of an overlap in colour, size, and habitat. Chiefly U.S. regional (southern). 1. Any of three aquatic salamanders constituting the genus Amphiuma (family Amphiumidae), with long, typically black- or dark-skinned, eel-like bodies, found in the southern United States, and often mistakenly thought to be venomous snakes, esp. moccasin snakes. Now historical.Also called congo eel. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Urodela or Caudata > [noun] > member of family Amphiumidae (Congo snake) Congo snake1824 Congo1947 1824 Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. N.Y. 1 269 It is called in Florida, ‘Congo Snake’ by the negroes, who believe them poisonous, but without foundation. 2011 J. P. Rafferty Reptiles & Amphibians 233 Amphiumas..which are also called Congo eels or Congo snakes, are North American salamanders. 2. The water moccasin or cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus, or another snake resembling it. rare. ΚΠ 1967 Bull. Louisiana Soc. Hort. Res. 3 No. 2 90 Irises were called 'fleur de serpent' (snake flower) because their impenetrable tufts are one of the favorite hiding places of the poisonous Congo snake (cottonmouth). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1824
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