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rattlesnakes
noun(rat-tle-snake)
any of several American pit vipers (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus) that have horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken
rattlesnakes
noun(rat-tle-snake)
either of two large and deadly rattlesnakes (Crotalus adamanteus of the southeastern U.S. and C. atrox of the south central and southwestern U.S. and Mexico) —called also diamondback, diamondback rattler
rattlesnakes
noun(rat-tle-snake)
a widely distributed rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) chiefly of the eastern U.S.

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