noun
large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
• Syn: ↑diamondback, ↑Crotalus adamanteus
• Hypernyms: ↑rattlesnake, ↑rattler
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noun : the largest and most deadly snake (Crotalus adamanteus) of No. America inhabiting the southern United States and sometimes attaining a length of eight feet
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either of two large, highly venomous rattlesnakes of the genus Crotalus, having diamond-shaped markings on the back. Cf. eastern diamondback rattlesnake, western diamondback rattlesnake.
[1890-95]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.