CROTALUS CERASTES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve

Synonyms:

Crotalus cerastes; horned rattlesnake; sidewinder

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Hypernyms ("Crotalus cerastes" is a kind of...):

rattler; rattlesnake (pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)

Holonyms ("Crotalus cerastes" is a member of...):

Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)

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