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rattlesnake

Pronunciation: /ˈɹæt.əlˌsneɪk/

The English word “rattlesnake” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

From rattle + snake.

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