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Plural of rattlesnake

regular plural

The plural of rattlesnake is rattlesnakes.

Forms of rattlesnake

Singularrattlesnake /ˈɹæt.əlˌsneɪk/
Pluralrattlesnakes
Countablecountable

Rattlesnakes in a sentence

  • Was there a congress of rattlesnakes at the foot of her tent?2016, Boris Fishman, Don’t Let My Baby Do Rodeo, New York, N.Y.: Harper, →ISBN, page 231. From the entry hoove
  • Despite their fierce reputation, rattlesnakes (a.k.a. danger noodles) are rather shy and retiring, and they will avoid you at all costs.2019, Scott Turner, Hike the Parks: Joshua Tree National Park: Best Day Hikes, Walks, and Sights, Mountaineers Books, →ISBN, page 44. From the entry danger noodle
  • All species of rattlesnakes are viviparous and are born with a laterally compressed keratinized prebutton on the tip of the tail.2002, Jay M. Savage, The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica. From the entry prebutton
  • Van Dyke's aesthetic soarings about the arid lands passed on whifty ruminations on coyotes, rattlesnakes, and greasewood, but they were horrors of misinformation.2007, Peter Wild, The Grumbling Gods: A Palm Springs Reader, →ISBN, page 106. From the entry whifty
  • Not for the ophiophobic, this made-for-cable original features rattlesnakes running amok in a small town, mediocre acting (on the humans' part, that is), dull dialogue, and laughable scenes in snake-o-vision.2000, Mick Martin, Marsha Porter, Video Movie Guide 2001, Ballantine Bokos, →ISBN, page 895. From the entry ophiophobic

Meaning of rattlesnake

  1. noun Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.

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Questions about the plural of rattlesnake

What is the plural of rattlesnake?
The plural of rattlesnake is rattlesnakes.
Is rattlesnake countable?
Rattlesnake is a countable noun.

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