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hognose

a. Having an upturned snout like a pig's. n. A hognose snake.

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Hognose

The term hognose snake is used to describe several snakes characterized by an upturned snout. The North American species ( genus Heterodon) are famous for playing dead when threatened. The hognose snakes consist of three distantly related genera that are artificially grouped together by the "hognose" common name: Heterodon, which are predominantly found in United States and northern Mexico, Leioheterodon, the hognose snakes native to the Madagascar, and Lystrophis, the South American hognose snakes.

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Not wishing to risk Karolus on the boggy ground, he was riding another of his horses, a thickset bay who went by the rather unflattering name of Hognose, but who had excellent manners and a steady foot.

He drew Hognose to a stop, turning his head from side to side, listening intently.