/ɹæˈtʌlɚ/ - [ratuler] -
We found 8 definitions of rattler from 5 different sources.
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rattler - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken | ||
rattlesnake | ||
pit viper New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head | ||
crotalidae, family crotalidae New World vipers: pit vipers | ||
rattle loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail | ||
crotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings | ||
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 | ||
crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California | ||
massasauga rattler, sistrurus catenatus, massasauga pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians | ||
rattler - a railroad train consisting of freight cars | ||
freight train | ||
railroad train, train public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" | ||
cabin car, caboose a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train | ||
freight car a railway car that carries freight |