rattlesnake

See also: rattle snake

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Etymology

rattle +‎ snake

Noun
a rattlesnake

rattlesnake (plural rattlesnakes)

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

Synonyms
  • rattler (colloquial, especially US)

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