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CROTALUS SCUTULATUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Crotalus scutulatus mean?
• CROTALUS SCUTULATUS (noun)
The noun CROTALUS SCUTULATUS has 1 sense:
1. extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico
Familiarity information: CROTALUS SCUTULATUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Crotalus scutulatus; Mojave rattlesnake
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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