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    SISTRURUS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Pygmy rattlesnakesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Sistrurus; Sistrurus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Sistrurus" is a kind of...):

    reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

    Meronyms (members of "Sistrurus"):

    massasauga; massasauga rattler; Sistrurus catenatus (pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians)

    Holonyms ("Sistrurus" is a member of...):

    Crotalidae; family Crotalidae (New World vipers: pit vipers)

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