ALL meanings of copperhead
cop·per·head
C c - noun copperhead a venomous reddish-brown snake, Agkistrodon contortrix, of the eastern US: family Crotalidae (pit vipers) 3
- noun copperhead a venomous reddish-brown Australian elapid snake, Denisonia superba 3
- noun copperhead a Yankee supporter of the South during the Civil War 3
- noun copperhead a poisonous North American pit viper (Agkistrodon contortrix) with a copper-colored head and dark-brown cross bands 3
- noun copperhead a Northerner who sympathized with the South at the time of the Civil War 3
- noun copperhead a venomous snake, Agkistrodon (Ancistrodon) contortrix, of the eastern and southern U.S., having a light-brown to copper-red body marked with darker bands. 1
- noun copperhead an extremely venomous but sluggish snake, Denisonia superba, of Australia and Tasmania, having a reddish to black body, depending on the region. 1
- noun copperhead (initial capital letter) U.S. History. a Northern Democrat who opposed the Civil War, advocating peace and restoration of the Union even if slavery continued. 1
- noun copperhead (initial capital letter) Military. a finned, 155mm cannon-launched U.S. Army artillery shell that homes on the target, using the reflection of a laser beam projected by a forward observer. 1
- noun copperhead Any of various types of snakes having a copper-colored head. 1
- noun copperhead (pejorative) Someone with ginger hair. 0