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noun
The rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus (formerly Crotalinus catenatus) in the family Viperidae, found in three subspecies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rattlesnake, rattler
noun
small pygmy rattlesnake
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ground rattler, Sistrurus miliaris
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rattlesnake, rattler
History
Possibly from the Mississagi River (Ontario, Canada), from French Mississague, Missisague (also Oumisagai, Michisaguek), from Ojibwe misiza:gi: (“inhabitant of the great river mouth, that is, the Mississagi River”). Doublet of Mississauga.
Across languages
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