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rat·tle·snake
(răt′l-snāk′)n.
Any of various venomous pit vipers of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus of the Americas, having at the end of the tail a series of loosely attached, horny segments that can be vibrated to produce a rattling or buzzing sound.
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rattlesnake
(ˈrætəlˌsneɪk)n
(Animals) any of the venomous New World snakes constituting the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, such as C. horridus (black or timber rattlesnake): family Crotalidae (pit vipers). They have a series of loose horny segments on the tail that are vibrated to produce a buzzing or whirring sound
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rat•tle•snake
(ˈræt lˌsneɪk)n.
any of several New World pit vipers of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of the tail.
[1620–30, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shakenCrotalidae, family Crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipers pit viper - New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail Crotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake - large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings banded rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake - widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States Crotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake, Western rattlesnake - widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies Crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder - small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve Crotalus atrox, Western diamondback, Western diamondback rattlesnake - largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico Crotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake - mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest Crotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake - having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico Crotalus scutulatus, Mojave rattlesnake - extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico Crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake - markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus, massasauga - pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians |
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Translations
أفْعى ذات أجْراسأَفْعَى ذاتُ الَأجْراس
chřestýš
klapperslange
kalkkarokäärme
čegrtuša
csörgõkígyócsörgőkígyó
skröltormur
ガラガラヘビ
방울뱀
barškuolė
štrkáč
klopotača
skallerorm
งูกะปะ
rắn chuông
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rattle
(rӕtl) verb1. to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together. The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.
2. to move quickly. The car was rattling along at top speed.
3. to upset and confuse (a person). Don't let him rattle you – he likes annoying people.
noun1. a series of short, sharp noises. the rattle of cups.
2. a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort. The baby waved its rattle.
3. the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.
ˈrattling adjective fast; lively. The car travelled at a rattling pace.
ˈrattlesnake noun a type of poisonous American snake with bony rings in its tail which rattle.
rattle off to say quickly and usually without any feeling or expression. The boy rattled off the poem.
rattle through to say or do (something) quickly. The teacher rattled through his explanation so quickly that no-one could understand him.
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rattlesnake
→ أَفْعَى ذاتُ الَأجْراس chřestýš klapperslange Klapperschlange κροταλίας serpiente de cascabel kalkkarokäärme serpent à sonnette čegrtuša serpente a sonagli ガラガラヘビ 방울뱀 ratelslang klapperslange grzechotnik cascavel гремучая змея skallerorm งูกะปะ çıngıraklı yılan rắn chuông 响尾蛇Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
rat·tle·snake
n. serpiente de cascabel;
___ poison → veneno de la ___.
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rattlesnake
n serpiente f de cascabelEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.