WESTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Western diamondback rattlesnake mean? 

• WESTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE (noun)
  The noun WESTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE has 1 sense:

1. largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• WESTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Crotalus atrox; Western diamondback; Western diamondback rattlesnake

Hypernyms ("Western diamondback rattlesnake" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Western diamondback rattlesnake" is a member of...):

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