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TIGER RATTLESNAKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tiger rattlesnake mean?
• TIGER RATTLESNAKE (noun)
The noun TIGER RATTLESNAKE has 1 sense:
1. having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico
Familiarity information: TIGER RATTLESNAKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Crotalus tigris; tiger rattlesnake
Hypernyms ("tiger rattlesnake" is a kind of...):
rattler; rattlesnake (pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)
Holonyms ("tiger rattlesnake" is a member of...):
Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)
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