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SPECKLED RATTLESNAKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does speckled rattlesnake mean?
• SPECKLED RATTLESNAKE (noun)
The noun SPECKLED RATTLESNAKE has 1 sense:
1. markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California
Familiarity information: SPECKLED RATTLESNAKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Crotalus mitchellii; speckled rattlesnake
Hypernyms ("speckled rattlesnake" is a kind of...):
rattler; rattlesnake (pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)
Holonyms ("speckled rattlesnake" is a member of...):
Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)
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