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   Rattlesnake
   The rattlesnake is a name of various American venomous snakes of the genus Crotalus, and family Crotalidae. They are distinguished by having a tail which terminates in a number of horny pieces which the animal vibrates to make a rattling sound.
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   rattlesnake
   [n] - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
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   Rattlesnake
   Rat'tle·snake` (răt't'l*snāk`) noun (Zoology) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona , or Sistrurus . They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States ( Crotalus horridus ) ...
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   rattlesnake
   <zoology> Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp ratting sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnak ...
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   rattlesnake
   rattler noun pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
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   Rattlesnake
   `Rattlesnakes` are a group of venomous snakes, genera `Crotalus` and `Sistrurus`. They belong to the class of venomous snakes known commonly as pit vipers.
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   rattlesnake
   (rat´әl-snāk) any of numerous pit vipers, venomous snakes of North America of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus. See also snakebite.
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   Rattlesnake
   • (n.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake o...
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   Rattlesnake
   (from the article `Huxley, T.H.`) To repay his debts, he entered the navy and served (1846–50) as assistant surgeon on HMS Rattlesnake surveying Australia`s Great Barrier Reef and New ...
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    rattlesnake
    any of 33 species of venomous New World vipers characterized by a segmented rattle at the tip of the tail that produces a buzzing sound when ... [7 related articles]
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    rattlesnake
    rattlesnake, poisonous New World snake of the pit viper family, distinguished by a rattle at the end of the tail. The head is triangular, being widened at the base. The rattle is a series of dried, hollow segments of skin, which, when shaken, make a whirring sound. When the snake is alarmed, it shak...
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