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Meaning of hoop snake | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A mythical creature of the United States and Australia, a snake that grasps its tail in its jaws and thereby rolls after its prey like a wheel.
  2. Snakes of genus Farancia, chiefly of the southeastern U.S.:
  3. Farancia abacura (horn snake, mud snake)
  4. Farancia erytrogramma (rainbow snake)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hoop-jumper Hoopa Valley Hooped Hooper Hooper's paradox Hooperating

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