Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rattlesnake"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Rattlesnake \Rat"tle*snake`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of venomous American snakes
belonging to the genera {Crotalus} and {Caudisona}, or
{Sistrurus}. They have a series of horny interlocking joints
at the end of the tail which make a sharp ratting sound when
shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States
({Crotalus horridus}), and the diamond rattlesnake of the
south ({C. adamanteus}), are the best known. See Illust. of
{Fang}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

rattlesnake
n : pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that
rattle when shaken [syn: {rattler}]


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