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Crotalus
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Crotalus - large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing preygenus Crotalusreptile genus - a genus of reptilesCrotalidae, family Crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipersbanded rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake - widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United StatesCrotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake, Western rattlesnake - widely distributed between the Mississippi and the RockiesCrotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder - small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curveCrotalus atrox, Western diamondback, Western diamondback rattlesnake - largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and MexicoCrotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake - mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwestCrotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake - having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and MexicoCrotalus scutulatus, Mojave rattlesnake - extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into MexicoCrotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake - markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California |
Crotalus
Crotalus [krot´ah-lus] a large genus of venomous rattlesnakes with numerous species in North America and others in Central and South America. See also snakebite.Crotalus (krot'ă-lŭs), A genus of rattlesnakes (family Crotalidae) native to North America, having large fangs that are replaced periodically throughout life and a venom that is both neurotoxic and hemolytic. The largest species are the diamondbacks of the southern states (Crotalus adamanteus) and western states (Crotalus atrox); the smallest are the pigmy rattlers (Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, S. miliarius streckeri, and S. miliarius miliarius. [G. krotalon, a rattle, fr. krotos, a rattling noise] Crotalus
Related to Crotalus: Crotalus viridis, Lachesis, Crotalus horridusSynonyms for Crotalusnoun large rattlesnakesSynonymsRelated Words- reptile genus
- Crotalidae
- family Crotalidae
- banded rattlesnake
- Crotalus horridus horridus
- timber rattlesnake
- Crotalus viridis
- prairie rattler
- prairie rattlesnake
- Western rattlesnake
- Crotalus cerastes
- horned rattlesnake
- sidewinder
- Crotalus atrox
- Western diamondback
- Western diamondback rattlesnake
- Crotalus lepidus
- rock rattlesnake
- Crotalus tigris
- tiger rattlesnake
- Crotalus scutulatus
- Mojave rattlesnake
- Crotalus mitchellii
- speckled rattlesnake
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