MOJAVE RATTLESNAKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mojave rattlesnake mean? 

• MOJAVE RATTLESNAKE (noun)
  The noun MOJAVE RATTLESNAKE has 1 sense:

1. extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico

  Familiarity information: MOJAVE RATTLESNAKE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOJAVE RATTLESNAKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Crotalus scutulatus; Mojave rattlesnake

Hypernyms ("Mojave rattlesnake" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Mojave rattlesnake" is a member of...):

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