diamondback

diamondback

(ˈdaɪəməndˌbæk) n1. (Animals) Also called: diamondback terrapin or 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 Emydidae2. (Animals) a large North American rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, having cream-and-grey diamond-shaped markings

dia•mond•back

(ˈdaɪ məndˌbæk, ˈdaɪ ə-)

adj. 1. bearing diamond-shaped marks on the back. n. 2. either of two large venomous rattlesnakes of the genus Crotalus having diamond-shaped markings on the back, C. adamanteus of the southeastern U.S., and C. atrox of the western U.S. and Mexico. 3. diamondback terrapin. [1810–20]

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diamondback - large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markingsCrotalus adamanteus, diamondback rattlesnakerattler, rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken