noun

rattlesnake

rattlesnake

A rattlesnake's bite can be very dangerous.

A rattlesnake's bite can be very dangerous.

We heard a rattlesnake in the desert.

We heard a rattlesnake in the desert.

((countable noun)) A rattlesnake's bite can be very dangerous.

Synonyms: viper, pit viper.

A compound word from 'rattle' (the sound its tail makes) and 'snake'.

Imagine a snake with a baby's rattle on its tail.

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