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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 Rockies
Familiarity information: WESTERN RATTLESNAKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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