SPECKLED RATTLESNAKE

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Meaning:

Markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California

Synonyms:

Crotalus mitchellii; speckled rattlesnake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("speckled rattlesnake" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("speckled rattlesnake" is a member of...):

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