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    CROTALUS HORRIDUS HORRIDUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    banded rattlesnake; Crotalus horridus horridus; timber rattlesnake

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Crotalus horridus horridus" is a kind of...):

    rattler; rattlesnake (pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Crotalus horridus horridus"):

    canebrake rattler; canebrake rattlesnake; Crotalus horridus atricaudatus (southern variety)

    Holonyms ("Crotalus horridus horridus" is a member of...):

    Crotalus; genus Crotalus (large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)

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