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Crotalidae
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipersfamily Crotalidaereptile family - a family of reptilesOphidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes - snakespit viper - New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the headAgkistrodon, Ancistrodon, genus Agkistrodon, genus Ancistrodon - copperheadsrattler, rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shakenCrotalus, genus Crotalus - large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing preygenus Sistrurus, Sistrurus - pygmy rattlesnakesBothrops, genus Bothrops - fer-de-lance |
Crotalidae
Crotalidae[krō′tal·ə‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) A family of proglyphodont venomous snakes in the reptilian suborder Serpentes. Crotalidae
Cro·tal·i·dae (krō-tal'i-dē), A family of New World vipers characterized by the presence of a heat-sensitive loreal pit between each eye and nostril, and folding, caniculated, long anterior fangs.
See also: Crotalus. Crotalidae
Related to Crotalidae: rattlesnakeSynonyms for Crotalidaenoun New World vipers: pit vipersSynonymsRelated Words- reptile family
- Ophidia
- Serpentes
- suborder Ophidia
- suborder Serpentes
- pit viper
- Agkistrodon
- Ancistrodon
- genus Agkistrodon
- genus Ancistrodon
- rattler
- rattlesnake
- Crotalus
- genus Crotalus
- genus Sistrurus
- Sistrurus
- Bothrops
- genus Bothrops
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