rat snake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rat sneyk]
- /ræt sneɪk/
- /ræt sneɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rat sneyk]
- /ræt sneɪk/

Definitions of rat snake words

noun rat snake any of several New and Old World colubrid snakes, of the genus Elaphe, that feed chiefly on small mammals and birds. 1
noun rat snake any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating colubrid snakes, such as Elaphe obsoleta of North America and Ptyas mucosus of Asia 0
noun rat snake any of several large, harmless, rodent-eating colubrid snakes (genus Elaphe) of E and SW North America 0

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Origin of rat snake

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Rat snake

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rat snake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% 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.

rat snake usage trend in Literature

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