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carpet snake

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A harmless snake found in New Guinea and Australia, the carpet python (Morelia spilota) and its six to eight subspecies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A harmless colubrid species of snake found in North America, a pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Python variegatus, Morelia spilotes variegatus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: python

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Adnyamathanha: mudlu — Morella spilota
  • Chinese Mandarin: 地毯蟒 (dìtǎnmǎng) — Morella spilota
  • Chinese Mandarin: 地氈蟒 /地毡蟒 (dìzhānmǎng) — Morella spilota
  • Finnish: mattopyton — Morella spilota
  • French: python tapis — Morella spilota
  • Gabi: wongai — Morella spilota
  • Maranao: bagkarongay — Morella spilota
  • Ngadjuri: mudlu — Morella spilota
  • Nukunu: murtlu — Morella spilota
  • Pitjantjatjara: inturkulya — Morella spilota
  • Portuguese: pitão-carpete — Morella spilota
  • Portuguese: píton-carpete — Morella spilota
  • Russian: ковро́вый пито́н (kovróvyj pitón) — Morella spilota
  • Woiwurrung: kurnmil — Morella spilota
  • Chinese Mandarin: 佛羅里達松蛇 /佛罗里达松蛇 (Fóluólǐdá sōngshé) — Pituophis melanoleucus
  • Finnish: härkäkäärme — Pituophis melanoleucus
  • Portuguese: cobra-pinho-do-norte — Pituophis melanoleucus
  • Russian: сосно́вая змея́ (sosnóvaja zmejá) — Pituophis melanoleucus
  • Russian: обыкнове́нная сосно́вая змея́ (obyknovénnaja sosnóvaja zmejá) — Pituophis melanoleucus