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CROTALUS CERASTES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
Synonyms:
Crotalus cerastes; horned rattlesnake; sidewinder
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Crotalus cerastes" is a kind of...):
rattler; rattlesnake (pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)
Holonyms ("Crotalus cerastes" is a member of...):
Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)
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