massasaugan.

Brit.

/ˌmasəˈsɔːɡə/, U.S.

/ˌmæsəˈsɔɡə/,

/ˌmæsəˈsɑɡə/

Forms: 1800s massasaugua, 1800s massassagua, 1800s– massasauga.

Origin: Apparently from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mississagi.

Etymology: Apparently < the name of the Mississagi river, draining into Lake Huron, Ontario (see Mississauga n., especially sense 2).

A small North American rattlesnake, Sistrurus catenatus, which favours damp habitats. Also massasauga rattlesnake, massasauga rattler.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > subfamily Crotalinae > member of genus Sistrurus

rattlesnake1624

cascabel1758

prairie rattlesnake1817

rattler1827

massasauga1835

Mississauga rattler1843

mangrove cascabel1858

sidewiper1873

prairie rattler1878

ground rattler1908

1835 Ohio Archaeol. & Hist. Soc. Publ. (1906) 15 257 I learned that my conquered enemy was the massassagua, the Michigan rattlesnake.

1842 J. E. Holbrook N. Amer. Herpetol. III. 32 Dr. Kirtland..observes that this animal is commonly known under the name Massasaugua, a word of Indian origin.

1884–5 Riverside Nat. Hist. (1888) III. 397 Caudisona tergemina, the black rattlesnake or massasauga, is found in Ohio and Michigan [etc.].

1941 Amer. Midland Naturalist 25 659 (title) Habit and habitat studies of the massasauga rattlesnake.

1972 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 2 June 39/8 Although most of us are aware of the presence in Canada of the rattlesnake known as the massasauga, or ‘Georgian Bay rattler’, it might come as news that we have..at least two other species of rattlesnake, the Prairie and the Northern Pacific.

1993 Equinox (Ont.) Oct. 98/2 Unless you walk barefoot in the dark in massasauga territory..the chances of being bitten are less than those of being stung to death by bees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	massasauga
释义	massasaugan. Brit. /ˌmasəˈsɔːɡə/, U.S. /ˌmæsəˈsɔɡə/, /ˌmæsəˈsɑɡə/ Forms: 1800s massasaugua, 1800s massassagua, 1800s– massasauga. Origin: Apparently from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mississagi. Etymology: Apparently < the name of the Mississagi river, draining into Lake Huron, Ontario (see Mississauga n., especially sense 2). A small North American rattlesnake, Sistrurus catenatus, which favours damp habitats. Also massasauga rattlesnake, massasauga rattler. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > subfamily Crotalinae > member of genus Sistrurus rattlesnake1624 cascabel1758 prairie rattlesnake1817 rattler1827 massasauga1835 Mississauga rattler1843 mangrove cascabel1858 sidewiper1873 prairie rattler1878 ground rattler1908 1835 Ohio Archaeol. & Hist. Soc. Publ. (1906) 15 257 I learned that my conquered enemy was the massassagua, the Michigan rattlesnake. 1842 J. E. Holbrook N. Amer. Herpetol. III. 32 Dr. Kirtland..observes that this animal is commonly known under the name Massasaugua, a word of Indian origin. 1884–5 Riverside Nat. Hist. (1888) III. 397 Caudisona tergemina, the black rattlesnake or massasauga, is found in Ohio and Michigan [etc.]. 1941 Amer. Midland Naturalist 25 659 (title) Habit and habitat studies of the massasauga rattlesnake. 1972 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 2 June 39/8 Although most of us are aware of the presence in Canada of the rattlesnake known as the massasauga, or ‘Georgian Bay rattler’, it might come as news that we have..at least two other species of rattlesnake, the Prairie and the Northern Pacific. 1993 Equinox (Ont.) Oct. 98/2 Unless you walk barefoot in the dark in massasauga territory..the chances of being bitten are less than those of being stung to death by bees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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