corn snake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kawrn sneyk]
- /kɔrn sneɪk/
- /kɔːn sneɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawrn sneyk]
- /kɔrn sneɪk/

Definitions of corn snake words

noun corn snake a large, harmless rat snake, Elaphe guttata guttata, of the southeastern U.S., having yellow, tan, or gray scales with dark-red blotches: once common in cornfields but now an endangered species. 1
noun corn snake A species of rat snake, Elaphe guttata guttata. 0

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Origin of corn snake

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1670-80

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Parts of speech for Corn snake

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corn snake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

corn snake usage trend in Literature

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