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crotalus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun crotalus has 1 sense
- crotalus(n = noun.animal) genus crotalus - large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey; Array is a kind of reptile genus
is a member of crotalidae, family crotalidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
crotalus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. rattle.].
A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes. [1913 Webster]
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