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    HORNED RATTLESNAKE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curveplay

    Synonyms:

    Crotalus cerastes; horned rattlesnake; sidewinder

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("horned rattlesnake" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("horned rattlesnake" is a member of...):

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

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