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WESTERN RATTLESNAKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Western rattlesnake mean? 

WESTERN RATTLESNAKE (noun)
  The noun WESTERN RATTLESNAKE has 1 sense:

1. widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockiesplay

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


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WESTERN RATTLESNAKE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Crotalus viridis; prairie rattler; prairie rattlesnake; Western rattlesnake

Hypernyms ("Western rattlesnake" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Western rattlesnake" is a member of...):

Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)


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