Diamondback

//ˈdaɪməndˌbæk// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico. common, name
  2. 2
    large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings wordnet
  3. 3
    The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).

Etymology

From diamond + back.

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