noun
largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico
• Syn: ↑Western diamondback, ↑Crotalus atrox
• Hypernyms: ↑rattlesnake, ↑rattler
• Member Holonyms: ↑Crotalus, ↑genus Crotalus
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an extremely venomous diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
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western diamondback rattlesnake,
a large rattlesnake found from Arkansas and Texas to California and nearby Mexico.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.