crotaloid

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adjective

Resembling the genus Crotalus of venomous snakes, including the rattlesnake.

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Meanings

adjectivecrotaloid (comparative more crotaloid, superlative most crotaloid)

comparative more crotaloid · superlative most crotaloid

  1. biologyResembling the genus Crotalus of venomous snakes, including the rattlesnake.
nouncrotaloid (plural crotaloids)

plural crotaloids

  1. biologyAny member of the Crotalinae, formerly known as Crotaloidae.

Origin

Crotalus + -oid

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

crotaloid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotaloid

MLA

“crotaloid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotaloid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crotaloid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotaloid.

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