copperhead

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see also: Copperhead

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Noun

copperhead (plural copperheads)

1. Any of various types of snakes having a copper-colored head.
   1. Agkistrodon contortrix, a venomous pit viper species found in parts of North America.
   2. Austrelaps, or Australian copperhead, a genus of venomous elapids found in southern Australia and Tasmania.
   3. Elaphe radiata, the copperhead rat snake, a non-venomous species found in southern Asia.
   4. Deinagkistrodon acutus, the Chinese copperhead, a venomous pit viper species found in Southeast Asia
2. (pejorative) Someone with ginger hair.

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Copperhead

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Noun

copperhead (plural copperheads)

1. (US, historical, slang) A northerner who sympathized with the South or wanted to end hostilities during the American Civil War.
2. (US, historical, pejorative) Any member of the Democratic party. [chiefly 1860s]

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