MASSASAUGA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does massasauga mean? 

• MASSASAUGA (noun)
  The noun MASSASAUGA has 2 senses:

1. small pygmy rattlesnake

2. pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians

  Familiarity information: MASSASAUGA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASSASAUGA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small pygmy rattlesnake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ground rattler; massasauga; Sistrurus miliaris

Hypernyms ("massasauga" is a kind of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

massasauga; massasauga rattler; Sistrurus catenatus

Hypernyms ("massasauga" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("massasauga" is a member of...):

genus Sistrurus; Sistrurus (pygmy rattlesnakes)