PRAIRIE RATTLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prairie rattler mean? 

• PRAIRIE RATTLER (noun)
  The noun PRAIRIE RATTLER has 1 sense:

1. widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies

  Familiarity information: PRAIRIE RATTLER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRAIRIE RATTLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Crotalus viridis; prairie rattler; prairie rattlesnake; Western rattlesnake

Hypernyms ("prairie rattler" is a kind of...):

rattler; rattlesnake (pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)

Holonyms ("prairie rattler" is a member of...):

Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)