colubrid snake vs hognose snake

hognose snake vs colubrid snake

colubrid snake and hognose snake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colubrid snake	Yes	No	No	No
hognose snake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hognose snake is a hyponym of colubrid snake; that is, hognose snake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colubrid snake:

colubrid snake: mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
hognose snake: harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed

Other hyponyms of colubrid snake include hoop snake, Carphophis amoenus, thunder snake, worm snake, ring-necked snake, ring snake, ringneck snake, puff adder, sand viper, leaf-nosed snake, grass snake, green snake, green snake, racer, whip-snake, whip snake, whipsnake, rat snake, Arizona elegans, glossy snake, bull-snake, bull snake, king snake, kingsnake, garter snake, grass snake, lined snake, Tropidoclonion lineatum, ground snake, Sonora semiannulata, eastern ground snake, Haldea striatula, Potamophis striatula, water snake, red-bellied snake, Storeria occipitamaculata, sand snake, black-headed snake, vine snake, lyre snake, Hypsiglena torquata, night snake, Drymarchon corais, gopher snake, indigo snake.

colubrid snake (noun)	hognose snake (noun)
mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes	harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed

Difference between colubrid snake and hognose snake

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