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TIGER RATTLESNAKE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tiger rattlesnake mean?

• TIGER RATTLESNAKE (noun)
The noun TIGER RATTLESNAKE has 1 sense:

1. having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico

Familiarity information: TIGER RATTLESNAKE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TIGER RATTLESNAKE (noun)

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Meaning:

Having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Crotalus tigris; tiger rattlesnake

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

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

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

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

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