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Definition of Rattlesnake
1. Noun. Pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken.
Group relationships: Crotalidae, Family Crotalidae
Generic synonyms: Pit Viper
Terms within: Rattle
Specialized synonyms: Crotalus Adamanteus, Diamondback, Diamondback Rattlesnake, Banded Rattlesnake, Crotalus Horridus Horridus, Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus Viridis, Prairie Rattler, Prairie Rattlesnake, Western Rattlesnake, Crotalus Cerastes, Horned Rattlesnake, Sidewinder, Crotalus Atrox, Western Diamondback, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus Lepidus, Rock Rattlesnake, Crotalus Tigris, Tiger Rattlesnake, Crotalus Scutulatus, Mojave Rattlesnake, Crotalus Mitchellii, Speckled Rattlesnake, Massasauga, Massasauga Rattler, Sistrurus Catenatus, Ground Rattler, Massasauga, Sistrurus Miliaris
Derivative terms: Rattle
Definition of Rattlesnake
1. n. Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the South (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang.
Definition of Rattlesnake
1. Noun. Any of various poisonous American snakes, of genera ''Crotalus'' and ''Sistrurus'', having a rattle at the end of its tail. ¹
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Literary usage of Rattlesnake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"Species of rattlesnake.— Of rattlesnakes three species of ... The ground rattlesnake
or massasauga (S. catenates) is found on low prairie lands from Ohio ..."
2. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"These are the Western Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii; the Black-tailed
rattlesnake, Crotalus molossus; the Western Diamond rattlesnake, C. atrox; ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1858)
"According to Prince Paul, Professor Bibron allowed a rattlesnake to bite him in
the lips, cheeks, &c., and, by taking the antidote discovered by him, ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"Oh, thus bo it ever, when Slavers shall stand Between their loved home and the
war's desolation ; Blest with cotton and niggers, may our rattlesnake land ..."
5. Northmost Australia: Three Centuries of Exploration, Discovery, and by Robert Logan Jack (1921)
"FIRST NORTHERN CRUISE EARLY in the year 1845, the Admiralty determined to replace
the " Fly " by the " rattlesnake" but his formal instructions were not ..."
6. The Reptiles of Western North America: An Account of the Species Known to by John Van Denburgh (1922)
"Crotalus molossus (Black-tailed rattlesnake)— atrox (Desert Diamond rattlesnake)
... (Price's rattlesnake) Order II. TESTUDINATA Family 17. ..."
7. Publication by Field Columbian Museum (1903)
"Members belonging to the rattlesnake clan frequently give names referring to
other kinds of snakes. ..."
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