rattler

rat·tler

R0056100 (răt′lər)n.1. One that rattles: a rattler of pots and pans.2. A rattlesnake.

rattler

(ˈrætlə) n1. something that rattles2. (Animals) chiefly US and Canadian an informal name for rattlesnake

rat•tler

(ˈræt lər)

n. 1. a rattlesnake. 2. one that rattles. [1400–50]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rattler - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shakenrattlesnakeCrotalidae, family Crotalidae - New World vipers: pit viperspit viper - New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the headrattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tailCrotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake - large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markingsbanded rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake - widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United StatesCrotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake, Western rattlesnake - widely distributed between the Mississippi and the RockiesCrotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder - small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curveCrotalus atrox, Western diamondback, Western diamondback rattlesnake - largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and MexicoCrotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake - mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwestCrotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake - having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and MexicoCrotalus scutulatus, Mojave rattlesnake - extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into MexicoCrotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake - markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja Californiamassasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus, massasauga - pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibiansground rattler, massasauga, Sistrurus miliaris - small pygmy rattlesnake
	2.	rattler - a railroad train consisting of freight carsfreight traincabin car, caboose - a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the trainfreight car - a railway car that carries freightfreight liner, liner train - a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goodsrailroad 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"

Translations

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