单词 | rattlesnake |
释义 | rattlesnake[ rat-l-sneyk ] / ˈræt lˌsneɪk / nounany of several New World pit vipers of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle composed of a series of horny, interlocking elements at the end of the tail. Origin of rattlesnakeAn Americanism dating back to 1620–30; rattle1 + snake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rattlesnakeBritish Dictionary definitions for rattlesnakerattlesnake / (ˈrætəlˌsneɪk) / nounany of the venomous New World snakes constituting the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, such as C. horridus (black or timber rattlesnake): family Crotalidae (pit vipers). They have a series of loose horny segments on the tail that are vibrated to produce a buzzing or whirring sound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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