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diamondback

noun
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As a noun, diamondback means either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.

Meanings of diamondback

3 meanings

noun

  1. common nameEither of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.

  2. The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).

  3. Large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markingsanimal

    Similar: diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
diamondback rattlesnakeCrotalus adamanteus

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