cottonmouth moccasin

noun

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Like the black mamba, the color of the inside of the cottonmouth moccasin’s mouth inspires its name, not its scales. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2022

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First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cottonmouth moccasin was in 1879

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“Cottonmouth moccasin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottonmouth%20moccasin. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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