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Definition of: rattlesnake
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(rat′l·snāk′) noun
Any of various venomous, thick–bodied American snakes (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, family Viperidae) with a tail ending in a series of horny, loosely connected, modified joints, which clash together with a rattling noise when the tail is vibrated.
(From 2 to 8 feet in length)
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