whipsnake

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hwip′snāk′, wip′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
whip•snake  (hwip′snāk′, wip′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Reptilesany of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
  2. Reptilesany of various similar or related snakes.
Also, whip′ snake′. 
  • whip + snake 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whip snake, whipsnake / ˈwɪpˌsneɪk/
  1. any of several long slender fast-moving nonvenomous snakes of the colubrid genus Coluber, such as C. hippocrepis (horseshoe whipsnake) of Eurasia
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