diamondback rattlesnake

noun

Either of two venomous rattlesnakes, of the genus Crotalus, from southern United States and Mexico, that have diamond-shaped markings on their backs: Crotalus adamanteus and Crotalus atrox.

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diamondbackCrotalus adamanteus
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Meanings

noundiamondback rattlesnake (plural diamondback rattlesnakes)

plural diamondback rattlesnakes

  1. Either of two venomous rattlesnakes, of the genus Crotalus, from southern United States and Mexico, that have diamond-shaped markings on their backs: Crotalus adamanteus and Crotalus atrox.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings

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diamondbackCrotalus adamanteus
Broader
rattlesnakerattler
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diamondback

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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