diamondback
a . 有菱形斑纹的
n . 菱形斑纹
有菱形斑纹的菱形斑纹
diamondback n 1 :
large deadly rattlesnake with diamond -
shaped markings [
synonym :
{
diamondback }, {
diamondback rattlesnake }, {
Crotalus adamanteus }]
Rattlesnake \
Rat "
tle *
snake `\ (
r [
a ^]
t "
t '
l *
sn [=
a ]
k `),
n . (
Zool .)
Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera {
Crotalus }
and {
Caudisona },
or {
Sistrurus };
sometimes also called {
rattler }.
They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken .
The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States ({
Crotalus horridus }),
and the {
diamondback rattlesnake } (
also called {
diamondback rattler },
and {
diamondback })
of the South and East ({
Crotalus adamanteus })
and West ({
Crotalus atrox }),
are the best known .
See Illust .
of {
Fang }.
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
{
Ground rattlesnake } (
Zool .),
a small rattlesnake ({
Caudisona miliaria }
or {
Sistrurus miliaria })
of the Southern United States ,
having a small rattle .
It has nine large scales on its head .
{
Rattlesnake fern } (
Bot .),
a common American fern ({
Botrychium Virginianum })
having a triangular decompound frond and a long -
stalked panicle of spore cases rising from the middle of the frond .
{
Rattlesnake grass } (
Bot .),
a handsome American grass ({
Glyceria Canadensis })
with an ample panicle of rather large ovate spikelets ,
each one composed of imbricated parts and slightly resembling the rattle of the rattlesnake .
Sometimes called {
quaking grass }.
{
Rattlesnake plantain } (
Bot .),
See under {
Plantain }.
{
Rattlesnake root } (
Bot .),
a name given to certain American species of the composite genus {
Prenanthes } ({
Prenanthes alba }
and {
Prenanthes serpentaria }),
formerly asserted to cure the bite of the rattlesnake .
Called also {
lion '
s foot }, {
gall of the earth },
and {
white lettuce }.
{
Rattlesnake '
s master } (
Bot .)
(
a )
A species of Agave ({
Agave Virginica })
growing in the Southern United States .
(
b )
An umbelliferous plant ({
Eryngium yuccaefolium })
with large bristly -
fringed linear leaves .
(
c )
A composite plant ,
the blazing star ({
Liatris squarrosa }).
{
Rattlesnake weed } (
Bot .),
a plant of the composite genus {
Hieracium } ({
Hieracium venosum }); --
probably so named from its spotted leaves .
See also {
Snakeroot }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Diamond -
back \
Di "
a *
mond -
back `\,
n . (
Zool .)
The salt -
marsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast ({
Malacoclemmys palustris }).
[
1913 Webster ]
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