Masticophis

noun

Mas·​tic·​o·​phis

maˈstikəfə̇s,

ˌmastəˈkōf-

: a common genus of harmless New World snakes (family Colubridae) comprising the whip snakes and related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mastic- (irregular from Greek mastig-, mastix whip) + -ophis

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