rattlesnake

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.

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rattlesnake

Noun

a poisonous snake with loose horny segments on the tail that make a rattling sound

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken rattler 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] n → serpiente f de cascabel

rattlesnake [ˈrætlsneɪk] n → serpent m à sonnettes

rattlesnake [ˈrætlsneɪk] rattle n → Klapperschlange f

rattlesnake [ˈrætlsneɪk] n → serpente m a sonagli