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CROTALUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey
Synonyms:
Crotalus; genus Crotalus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Crotalus" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Crotalus"):
banded rattlesnake; Crotalus horridus horridus; timber rattlesnake (widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States)
Crotalus viridis; prairie rattler; prairie rattlesnake; Western rattlesnake (widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies)
Crotalus cerastes; horned rattlesnake; sidewinder (small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve)
Crotalus atrox; Western diamondback; Western diamondback rattlesnake (largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico)
Crotalus lepidus; rock rattlesnake (mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest)
Crotalus tigris; tiger rattlesnake (having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico)
Crotalus scutulatus; Mojave rattlesnake (extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico)
Crotalus mitchellii; speckled rattlesnake (markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California)
Holonyms ("Crotalus" is a member of...):
Crotalidae; family Crotalidae (New World vipers: pit vipers)
