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CROTALUS SCUTULATUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico
Synonyms:
Crotalus scutulatus; Mojave rattlesnake
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Crotalus scutulatus" is a kind of...):
rattler; rattlesnake (pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)
Holonyms ("Crotalus scutulatus" is a member of...):
Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)
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