cottonmouth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From cotton + mouth.
Meanings
- (uncountable) An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs.
- (countable, uncountable) A snake, Agkistrodon piscivorus, the water moccasin.
- (countable, uncountable) A snake, Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cottonmouths | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cotton-mouth | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
dry mouth (oral dryness) · xerostomia (oral dryness)
Translations (1)
fi suun kuivuminen (oral dryness)