Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Crotalus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crotalus \Crot"a*lus\ (-l?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? rattle.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Crotalus
n : large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing
prey [syn: {Crotalus}, {genus Crotalus}]
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