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CROTALUS SCUTULATUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Crotalus scutulatus mean?

• CROTALUS SCUTULATUS (noun)
The noun CROTALUS SCUTULATUS has 1 sense:

1. extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico

Familiarity information: CROTALUS SCUTULATUS used as a noun is very rare.

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• CROTALUS SCUTULATUS (noun)

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Crotalus scutulatus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Crotalus scutulatus; Mojave rattlesnake

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

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

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

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

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