massasauga

mas·sa·sau·ga

M0137900 (măs′ə-sô′gə)n. A small, variably colored rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) of North America, often found in moist areas.

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[After the Mississagi, a river of southeast Ontario, Canada.]

massasauga

(ˌmæsəˈsɔːɡə) n (Animals) a North American venomous snake, Sistrurus catenatus, that has a horny rattle at the end of the tail: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)[C19: named after the Missisauga River, Ontario, Canada, where it was first found]

mas•sa•sau•ga

(ˌmæs əˈsɔ gə)

n., pl. -gas. a small rattlesnake, Sistrurus catenatus, found from the Great Lakes to the Mexican border. [1830–40; irreg. after the Missisauga River, Ontario, Canada]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	massasauga - small pygmy rattlesnake ground rattler, Sistrurus miliarisrattler, rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
	2.	massasauga - pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibiansmassasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatusrattler, rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shakengenus Sistrurus, Sistrurus - pygmy rattlesnakes