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black snake

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

Any species of Pseudechis, a genus of Australian snakes.

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Meaning 2

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

Crotalus oreganus, a venomous North American pit viper species of snake.

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Meaning 3

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

Agkistrodon piscivorus, a venomous North American pit viper species of snake.

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Meaning 4

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

Coluber constrictor, a non-venomous North and Central American species of snake.

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Meaning 5

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

Pantherophis alleghaniensis, a North American colubrid species of snake.

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Meaning 6

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

Pantherophis obsoletus, a North American colubrid species of snake.

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Meaning 7

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

Pantherophis spiloides, a North American colubrid species of snake.

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Meaning 8

A kind of firework that creates a snake-like formation of ash via an intumescent reaction.

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Meaning 9

Alternative form of blacksnake (“whip”).

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Woiwurrung: dharrande — Any species of Pseudechis
  • Woiwurrung: gulunung — Any species of Pseudechis
  • Yagara: bui — Any species of Pseudechis
  • Cherokee: ᎦᎴᎩ (galegi) — Any species of Pantherophis