A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
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Nearest; next immediately preceding or following. Proximateancestors. J. S. Harford.The proximate natural causes of it [the deluge]. T. Burnet.Proximate analysis (Chem.), an analysis which determines theproximate principles of any substance, as contrasted with an ultimateanalysis.-- Proximate cause. (a) A cause which immediately precedes andproduces the effect, as distinguished from the remote, mediate, orpredisposing cause. I. Watts. (b) That which in ordinary naturalsequence produces a specific result, no independent disturbingagencies intervening.-- Proximate principle (Physiol. Chem.), one of a class of bodiesexisting ready formed in animal and vegetable tissues, and separableby chemical analysis, as albumin, sugar, collagen, fat, etc.
Proximate meaning & definition 1 of Proximate.
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[prox]· i· mate | \ˈprä[k-s]ə-mət \ 1) A person you mate with who is close to you by [kinship] or in some other way. 2) A person who mates with you on behalf of another, i.e. a proxy mate.
Proximate meaning & definition 2 of Proximate.
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(especially of the cause of something) closest in relationship; immediate.
Proximate meaning & definition 3 of Proximate.