noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs. uncountable
2. 2
   venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States wordnet
3. 3
   A snake, Agkistrodon piscivorus, the water moccasin.
4. 4
   A snake, Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead.

Synonyms

All synonyms

agkistrodon piscivoruscottonmouth moccasindry mouthdry mouthsnakewater moccasin

Example

More examples

"Do you have any gum? I've got really bad cottonmouth."

Etymology

From cotton + mouth.

Related phrases

agkistrodon piscivorusrecreational drugwater moccasin

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