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Definition of Sidewinder
1. Noun. Small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve.
Generic synonyms: Rattler, Rattlesnake
Group relationships: Crotalus, Genus Crotalus
2. Noun. Air-to-air missile with infrared homing device.
Definition of Sidewinder
1. n. See Horned rattler, under Horned.
Definition of Sidewinder
1. Noun. A North American rattlesnake, ''Crotalus cerastes'', that inhabits lowland deserts. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) A person who is untrustworthy. ¹
3. Noun. (slang dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sidewinder
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sidewinder
Literary usage of Sidewinder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"sidewinder. Crotalus cerastes HALLOW., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1854, p.
95 (type locality "Borders of the Mohave River, and in the desert of the ..."
2. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"... such as kangaroo rats and pocket mice. It probably mates in April. 75.
— Crotalus cerastes Hallowell. HORNED RATTLESNAKE. sidewinder. ..."
3. Firewalls and Internet Security Conference, 1996: Proceedings edited by Peter Tippett (1998)
"... fax 617-487-6755 E04 Secure Computing Corporation • sidewinder 2675 Long Lake
Rd Roseville, MN 55113 800-692-5625, fax 612-628-2701 E02 SOS Corporation ..."
4. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"The horned rattlesnake or "sidewinder" is restricted to southwestern deserts.
A protuberance over each eye gives it its name, and its strange mode of ..."
5. California Desert Trails by Joseph Smeaton Chase (1919)
"sprouting horns, give the sidewinder an extra devilish air, and his small size
makes him the more dangerous, because less easily seen and heard. ..."
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