noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.

   "Hooded rattlesnakes, horned toads, and lizards crawl in the dust and among the rocks."

2. 2
   pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

rattlerbuzzwormbuzzwormrattlersnake

Example

More examples

"Tom was bitten by a rattlesnake."

Etymology

From rattle + snake.

Related phrases

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