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- noun Any of various
snakes of thegenus Agkistrodon.
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These compositions, called cantilènes, were sung at the harp, either at their festivals, or at the head of the army before a battle.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Common name of a pit viper of Mexico and Central America known also as the Mexican moccasin. Genus Agkistrodon.
January 28, 2013