diamondback

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/ˈdaɪməndˌbæk/

noun

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.

Similar
eastern diamondback rattlesnakecommon rattlesnakeFlorida diamond-backFlorida rattlesnakesoutheastern diamond-backed rattlersouthern woodland rattlerwater rattlewater rattlesnake
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Meanings

noundiamondback (plural diamondbacks)

plural diamondbacks

  1. commonnameEither 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.

    Synonyms: eastern diamondback rattlesnake, common rattlesnake, Florida diamond-back, Florida rattlesnake, southeastern diamond-backed rattler, southern woodland rattler, water rattle, water rattlesnake

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEither 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.

Similar
eastern diamondback rattlesnakecommon rattlesnakeFlorida diamond-backFlorida rattlesnakesoutheastern diamond-backed rattlersouthern woodland rattlerwater rattlewater rattlesnakewestern diamondback rattlesnakeadobe snakeArizona diamond rattlesnakecoon taildesert diamond-backdesert diamond rattlesnakefierce rattlesnakespitting rattlesnakeTexan rattlesnakeTexas diamond-back

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings

Similar
diamondback rattlesnakeCrotalus adamanteus
Broader
rattlesnakerattler
Also see
diamondback rattlesnake

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From diamond + back.

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Translations

Bulgarian диамантена гърмяща змия
  • диамантена гърмяща змия (diamantena gărmjašta zmija)rattlesnake with diamond pattern on its back
Finnish floridankalkkarokäärme, teksasinkalkkarokäärme
  • floridankalkkarokäärmerattlesnake with diamond pattern on its back
  • teksasinkalkkarokäärmerattlesnake with diamond pattern on its back
Spanish crótalo adamantino, cascabel diamantino del este
  • crótalo adamantinorattlesnake with diamond pattern on its back
  • cascabel diamantino del esterattlesnake with diamond pattern on its back
  • crótalo diamante occidentalrattlesnake with diamond pattern on its back
Cite this entry
APA

diamondback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diamondback

MLA

“diamondback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diamondback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diamondback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diamondback.

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