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CROTALUS TIGRIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico
Synonyms:
Crotalus tigris; tiger rattlesnake
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Crotalus tigris" is a kind of...):
rattler; rattlesnake (pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)
Holonyms ("Crotalus tigris" is a member of...):
Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)