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TIMBER RATTLESNAKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does timber rattlesnake mean?
• TIMBER RATTLESNAKE (noun)
The noun TIMBER RATTLESNAKE has 1 sense:
1. widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States
Familiarity information: TIMBER RATTLESNAKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
banded rattlesnake; Crotalus horridus horridus; timber rattlesnake
Hypernyms ("timber rattlesnake" is a kind of...):
rattler; rattlesnake (pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "timber rattlesnake"):
canebrake rattler; canebrake rattlesnake; Crotalus horridus atricaudatus (southern variety)
Holonyms ("timber rattlesnake" is a member of...):
Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)
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