genus crotalus
English Thesaurus
1. large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | reptile genus, |
| definition | : | a genus of reptiles (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | banded rattlesnake, crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake, |
| definition | : | widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | crotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake, western rattlesnake, |
| definition | : | widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder, |
| definition | : | small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | crotalus atrox, western diamondback, western diamondback rattlesnake, |
| definition | : | largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | crotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake, |
| definition | : | mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | crotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake, |
| definition | : | having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | crotalus scutulatus, mojave rattlesnake, |
| definition | : | extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake, |
| definition | : | markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | crotalidae, family crotalidae, |
| definition | : | New World vipers: pit vipers (noun.animal) |
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