MASSASAUGA RATTLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does massasauga rattler mean? 

• MASSASAUGA RATTLER (noun)
  The noun MASSASAUGA RATTLER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MASSASAUGA RATTLER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASSASAUGA RATTLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

massasauga; massasauga rattler; Sistrurus catenatus

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

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

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

genus Sistrurus; Sistrurus (pygmy rattlesnakes)