sidewinder

English Thesaurus

1. small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	rattler, rattlesnake,
definition	:	pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	crotalus, genus crotalus,
definition	:	large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey (noun.animal)

2. air-to-air missile with infrared homing device (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	missile,
definition	:	a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control (noun.artifact)