单词 | corn-snake |
释义 | corn-snaken. A large harmless snake, Coluber guttatus, common in the southern United States. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > genus or member of genus Coluber corn-snake1676 blacksnake1694 wampum snake1737 coluber1754 pilot snake1793 wampum1819 1676 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 631 There is another sort called the Corn-Snake, because he is usually found in Corn-fields. 1694 J. Clayton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 135 The Corn-Snake, most like the Rattle-Snake of all others in colour. 1737 Dr. Mortimer in Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 257 The Corn-Snake. This takes its Name from the Resemblance of its Colour to that of Maize or Indian Corn. 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. IV. 348 Corn snake. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1676 |
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