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WESTERN DIAMONDBACK

Dictionary entry overview: What does Western diamondback mean?

• WESTERN DIAMONDBACK (noun)
The noun WESTERN DIAMONDBACK has 1 sense:

1. largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico

Familiarity information: WESTERN DIAMONDBACK used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WESTERN DIAMONDBACK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Crotalus atrox; Western diamondback; Western diamondback rattlesnake

Hypernyms ("Western diamondback" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Western diamondback" is a member of...):

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

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