| 释义 |
mas·sa·sau·ga
\|masə|sȯgə\ noun
or massasauga rattler
(-s)
Etymology: irregular from Missisauga river, Ontario, Canada
: either of two pygmy rattlers:
a. : a small rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) widely distributed from New York across Texas into Mexico that lives chiefly in moist areas and feeds on mice and amphibians
b. : a rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliaris) similar to but smaller than the massasauga — called also ground rattler |