water snake

English - Turkish

Definition of water snake in English Turkish dictionary: zool. suyılanı; suyılanı
a water snake: okyılanı

English - English

Definition of water snake in English English dictionary: Any of 65-80 snake species of the genera Natrix and Nerodia, as well as similar snakes of the family Colubridae, found worldwide except in South America. Most species have a stout body with dark blotches or streaks and ridged scales. Some are simliar in appearance to venomous species. They kill fishes and amphibians with a nonvenomous bite. The New World species live in or near water and bear live young; European species are less water-dependent and lay eggs. In defense they inflate the head, strike, and release a foul secretion. Average length is about 3 ft (1 m); some Old World species reach 6 ft (1.8 m); snake which lives in water, hydra; A common North American colubrine snake (Tropidonotus sipedon) which lives chiefly in the water; any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water; Any species of snakes of the family Homalopsidæ, all of which are aquatic in their habits
large-headed water snake: Natrix megalocephala, a species of snake in the Colubridae family
A water snake: asp
common water snake: in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water

water snake

Hyphenation

wa·ter snake

wôtır sneyk

/ˈwôtər ˈsnāk/ /ˈwɔːtɜr ˈsneɪk/

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