Crot´a`lus (~l?s)
| n. | 1. | (Zool.) A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Crotalus - large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing preyreptile genus - a genus of reptiles Crotalidae, family Crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipers banded rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake - widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States Crotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake, Western rattlesnake - widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies Crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder - small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve Crotalus atrox, Western diamondback, Western diamondback rattlesnake - largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico Crotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake - mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest Crotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake - having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico Crotalus scutulatus, Mojave rattlesnake - extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico Crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake - markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California |
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