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GENUS SISTRURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Sistrurus mean?
• GENUS SISTRURUS (noun)
The noun GENUS SISTRURUS has 1 sense:
1. pygmy rattlesnakes
Familiarity information: GENUS SISTRURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pygmy rattlesnakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Sistrurus; Sistrurus
Hypernyms ("genus Sistrurus" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Sistrurus"):
massasauga; massasauga rattler; Sistrurus catenatus (pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians)
Holonyms ("genus Sistrurus" is a member of...):
Crotalidae; family Crotalidae (New World vipers: pit vipers)
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