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diamondback rattlesnake

diamondback rattlesnake noun: either of two venomous rattlesnakes, of the genus Crotalus, from southern United States and Mexico, that have diamond-shaped markings on their backs: Crotalus adamanteus and Crotalus atrox.

diamondback rattlesnake: either of two venomous rattlesnakes, of the genus Crotalus, from southern United States and Mexico,...
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Noun

diamondback rattlesnake (plural diamondback rattlesnakes)

  1. Either of two venomous rattlesnakes, of the genus Crotalus, from southern United States and Mexico, that have diamond-shaped markings on their backs: Crotalus adamanteus and Crotalus atrox.

Forms of diamondback rattlesnake

pluraldiamondback rattlesnakes

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Questions about diamondback rattlesnake

What does diamondback rattlesnake mean?
Diamondback rattlesnake means either of two venomous rattlesnakes, of the genus Crotalus, from southern United States and Mexico, that have diamond-shaped markings on their backs: Crotalus adamanteus and Crotalus atrox.
What part of speech is diamondback rattlesnake?
Diamondback rattlesnake is a noun.
What is the plural of diamondback rattlesnake?
The plural of diamondback rattlesnake is diamondback rattlesnakes.

Words near diamondback rattlesnake in the dictionary

  1. Diamonda
  2. diamondback
  3. diamondback moth
  4. diamondback moths
  5. diamondback rattler
  6. diamondback rattlesnake
  7. diamondback rattlesnakes
  8. diamondback terrapin
  9. diamondback terrapins
  10. diamondbacks
  11. diamonded

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