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n. - Venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia; Common brown pit viper of upland eastern United States.

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  • The copperhead is a poisonous snake common in the southern United States.
  • Still, I did not like the idea of being a "copperhead;" -- for that was the unhandsome designation which
  • "copperhead" was, so I will go directly at my story without introductory remark, as is my way.
  • The copperhead is a way better mouse IMO.
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