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diamondback in British English
(ˈdaɪəməndˌbæk)
noun
1. Also called: diamondback terrapin, diamondback turtle
any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
2.
a large North American rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, having cream-and-grey diamond-shaped markings
diamondback in American English
(ˈdaɪməndˌbæk; ˈdaɪəməndˌbæk)
adjective
1.
having diamond-shaped markings on the back
noun
2. US
a large, poisonous rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) with diamond-shaped markings on its back, native to the S U.S.
3. US
an edible turtle (Malaclemys terrapin) with diamond-shaped markings on its shell, found in coastal salt marshes from Cape Cod to Mexico
: in full diamondback terrapin 4.
a small, brown-and-white cosmopolitan moth (Plutella xylostella) whose wings, when folded, form a diamond
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