SISTRURUS CATENATUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sistrurus catenatus mean? 

• SISTRURUS CATENATUS (noun)
  The noun SISTRURUS CATENATUS has 1 sense:

1. pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians

  Familiarity information: SISTRURUS CATENATUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SISTRURUS CATENATUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

massasauga; massasauga rattler; Sistrurus catenatus

Hypernyms ("Sistrurus catenatus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Sistrurus catenatus" is a member of...):

genus Sistrurus; Sistrurus (pygmy rattlesnakes)