Rattlesnake

//ˈɹæt.əlˌsneɪk// noun

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

Etymology

From rattle + snake.

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