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Noun: prairie rattlesnake
  1. Venomous pit viper of western North America, with diamond-shaped head and rattle-tipped tail
    "prairie rattlesnake is common in grassland areas";
    - prairie rattler, Western rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis

Derived forms: prairie rattlesnakes

Type of: rattler [N. Amer, informal], rattlesnake

Part of: Crotalus, genus Crotalus

Encyclopedia: Prairie rattlesnake