What is the meaning of Moccasin?

  • (n.) A shoe made of deerskin or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians.
  • (n.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.
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