Carphophis amoenus shine sunan kimiyya ga nau'in maciji da aka fi sani da "Macijin tsutsotsi na Gabas." "Carphophis" yana nufin jinsin ƙanana, marasa dafi, macizai (binne) 'yan asalin ƙasar Amurka ta Arewa, kuma "amoenus" shine ƙayyadaddun ƙayyadaddun ma'anar da ke nufin "mai dadi" ko "mai kyau" a cikin Latin. Don haka, ma'anar ƙamus na zahiri na kalmar "Carphophis amoenus" zai zama wani abu kamar "Carphophis mai daɗi."