cantil

noun

can·​til

kanˈtēl,

kä-

plural cantiles

-ē(ˌ)lās

: a dark-colored Mexican moccasin snake (Agkistrodon bilineatus) having a pair of white or yellow lines on each side of the head and the body markings outlined in white

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Etymology

American Spanish

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