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rattlesnake
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rat·tle·snake  (rtl-snk)
n.
Any of various venomous New World snakes of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having at the end of the tail a series of loosely attached, horny segments that can be vibrated to produce a rattling or buzzing sound.

rattlesnake [ˈrætəlˌsneɪk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of the venomous New World snakes constituting the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, such as C. horridus (black or timber rattlesnake): family Crotalidae (pit vipers). They have a series of loose horny segments on the tail that are vibrated to produce a buzzing or whirring sound
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Noun1.rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shakenrattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
Crotalidae, family Crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipers
pit viper - New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head
rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
Crotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake - large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
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
massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus, massasauga - pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
ground rattler, massasauga, Sistrurus miliaris - small pygmy rattlesnake
Translations
rattlesnake [ˈrætlsneɪk] Nserpiente f de cascabel, yarará f (Andes)

rattlesnake [ˈrætəlsneɪk] ncrotale m, serpent m à sonnettes
rat trap npiège m à rats

rattlesnake [ˈrætlˌsneɪk] ncrotalo, serpente m a sonagli

rattlesnake الأفعى ذات الأجراس chřestýš klapperslange Klapperschlange κροταλίας serpiente de cascabel kalkkarokäärme serpent à sonnette zvečarka serpente a sonagli ガラガラヘビ 방울뱀 ratelslang klapperslange grzechotnik cascavel гремучая змея skallerorm งูกะปะ çıngıraklı yılan rắn chuông 响尾蛇


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