HORNED RATTLESNAKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does horned rattlesnake mean? 

• HORNED RATTLESNAKE (noun)
  The noun HORNED RATTLESNAKE has 1 sense:

1. small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve

  Familiarity information: HORNED RATTLESNAKE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HORNED RATTLESNAKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Crotalus cerastes; horned rattlesnake; sidewinder

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

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

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

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