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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 Statesplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


TIMBER RATTLESNAKE (noun)


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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