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rattlesnake

noun
/ˈɹæt.əlˌsneɪk/

Etymology

From rattle + snake.

  1. inherited from *snakō✻ — “slider, snake”
  2. inherited from snaca — “snake, serpent, reptile”
  3. inherited from snake
  4. formed as rattlesnake — “rattle + snake”

Definitions

  1. Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a…

    Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.

    • Hooded rattlesnakes, horned toads, and lizards crawl in the dust and among the rocks.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA