garter snake

English - Turkish

Definition of garter snake in English Turkish dictionary

küçük yılan

Evin küçük yılanlarla istila edilmiş olduğunu öğrendim. Onlar her yerde. - We found out that the house is infested with garter snakes. They're everywhere.

English - English

Definition of garter snake in English English dictionary

Any of various nonvenomous snakes of the genus Thamnophis, native to America, with longitudinal stripes

{i} harmless and common snake with yellow or red stripes running lengthwise and found in North and Central America; poisonous burrowing African snake which is usually dark with lighter strips

Any of various nonvenomous North and Central American snakes of the genus Thamnophis, having longitudinal stripes. a harmless American snake with lines of colour along its back. Any of more than a dozen species of snakes (genus Thamnophis, family Colubridae) with a striped pattern that resembles a garter: usually one or three longitudinal yellow or red stripes, with checkered blotches between. Forms in which the stripes are obscure or lacking are called grass snakes. Found in gardens and vacant lots, garters are among the most common snakes from Canada to Central America. They are small (usually less than 24 in., or 60 cm, long) and harmless, though some will strike if provoked. They eat insects, earthworms, and amphibians

any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes

Related Terms

common garter snake

a garter snake that is widespread in North America

garter snakes

thamnophis

Hyphenation

Gar·ter snake

Turkish pronunciation

gärtır sneyk

Pronunciation

/ˈgärtər ˈsnāk/ /ˈɡɑːrtɜr ˈsneɪk/

Etymology

[ 'gär-t&r ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Old North French gartier, from garet bend of the knee, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh gar shank.