We found 1 definitions of family crotalidae from 1 different sources.
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family crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipers | ||
Crotalidae, family Crotalidae | ||
reptile family a family of reptiles | ||
ophidia, serpentes, suborder ophidia, suborder serpentes snakes | ||
pit viper New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head | ||
agkistrodon, ancistrodon, genus agkistrodon, genus ancistrodon copperheads | ||
rattlesnake, rattler pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken | ||
crotalus, genus crotalus large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey | ||
genus sistrurus, sistrurus pygmy rattlesnakes |