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.
Trochee
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A foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short,as in the Latin word ante, or the first accented and the secondunaccented, as in the English word motion; a choreus.
Trochee meaning & definition 1 of Trochee.
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A type of meter measurement used in poetry. A pair of syllables, the first stressed and the second unstressed. Much German poetry is written in trochees. The trochee's opposite is the [iamb].
Trochee meaning & definition 2 of Trochee.
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