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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dia•mond•back (dī′mənd bak′, dī′ə-),USA pronunciation adj. - bearing diamond-shaped marks, designs, or configurations on the back.
n. - ReptilesSee diamondback rattlesnake.
- ReptilesSee diamondback terrapin.
- InsectsSee diamondback moth.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diamondback /ˈdaɪəməndˌbæk/ n - Also called: diamondback terrapin, diamondback turtle any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
- a large North American rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, having cream-and-grey diamond-shaped markings
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