Definition of crotalus Crotalus
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What does crotalus mean?
WordNet
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| crotalus - large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey | ||
| genus Crotalus | ||
| reptile genus a genus of reptiles | ||
| crotalidae, family crotalidae New World vipers: pit vipers | ||
| banded rattlesnake, crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States | ||
| crotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake, western rattlesnake widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies | ||
| crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve | ||
| crotalus atrox, western diamondback, western diamondback rattlesnake largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico | ||
| crotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest | ||
| crotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico | ||
| crotalus scutulatus, mojave rattlesnake extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- crotalus (n.)
A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes.
Part of speech
🔤- crotalus, noun, singular of crotaluses / crotalusses.
