diamondback

noun
/ˈdaɪməndˌbæk/

Etymology

From diamond + back.

  1. inherited from *bʰeg- — “to bend
  2. inherited from *baką
  3. inherited from *bak
  4. inherited from bæc
  5. inherited from bak
  6. compounded as diamondback — “diamond + back

Definitions

  1. Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back

    Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.

  2. The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).

The neighborhood

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