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gopher snake

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any snake of genus Pituophis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

bull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Pituophis melanoleucus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bull snake, bull-snake

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noun

Meaning 3

large dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows; found in southern North America and Mexico

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indigo snake, Drymarchon corais

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: colubrid snake, colubrid

Narrower terms: eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon corais couperi

History

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