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SIDEWINDER
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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 ("sidewinder" is a kind of...):
rattler; rattlesnake (pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)
Holonyms ("sidewinder" is a member of...):
Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sidewinder" is a kind of...):
missile (a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control)
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