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indigo snake

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A snake of the genus Drymarchon, species of which are found the southeastern US, Texas, and northern South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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: gopher snake, Drymarchon corais

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: colubrid snake, colubrid

Narrower terms: eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon corais couperi

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