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rattlesnakes

rattlesnakes is the plural of rattlesnake.

Meaning of rattlesnake

Noun

rattlesnake (plural rattlesnakes)

  1. Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.
    • Hooded rattlesnakes, horned toads, and lizards crawl in the dust and among the rocks.1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961...
    Synonyms:
    rattler

Phrases with rattlesnakes

Questions about rattlesnakes

What is rattlesnakes the plural of?
Rattlesnakes is the plural of rattlesnake.

Words near rattlesnakes in the dictionary

  1. rattlesnake roots
  2. rattlesnake weed
  3. rattlesnakemaster
  4. rattlesnakemasters
  5. rattlesnakeroot
  6. rattlesnakes
  7. rattlesnaking
  8. rattlesome
  9. rattlest
  10. rattleth
  11. rattletrap

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