diamondback [ˈdaɪəməndˌbæk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called diamondback terrapin, turtle any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large North American rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, having cream-and-grey diamond-shaped markings
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| Noun | 1. |  diamondback - large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markingsrattler, rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken |
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