rattlesnake en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹæt.əlˌsneɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree English rattle Proto-Germanic *sneganą Proto-Germanic *snakaną Proto-West Germanic *snakan Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *snakō Old English snaca Middle English snake English snake English rattlesnake From rattle + snake.
Meanings
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Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.
Generally not aggressive, rattlesnakes strike when threatened or deliberately provoked, but given room they will retreat. Most snake bites occur when a rattlesnake is handled or accidentally touched by someone walking or climbing. The majority of snakebites occur on the hands, feet and ankles.
(Can we date this quote?), “Snake Safety”, in USDA, page 1:Hooded rattlesnakes, horned toads, and lizards crawl in the dust and among the rocks.
1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22:The country ran shuttles and posted signs encouraging visitors to enjoy the display responsibly, but those precautions didn't prevent rattlesnake bites, twisted ankles, heat exhaustion, Instacelebs and other selfie-takers lying in or otherwise trampling the delicate blooms they'd come to see.
2019 July, Jeffrey Rindskopf, “The Costs of Instatravel”, in DOPE Magazine, page 90:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rattlesnakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| rattle snake | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rattlesnake grass · rattlesnake plantain · Boott's rattlesnake root · rattlesnake weed · rattlesnaking · Mexican west coast rattlesnake · white rattlesnake root · rattlesnake master · rattlesnake fern · rattlesnake root · canebrake rattlesnake · diamondback rattlesnake · downy rattlesnake · timber rattlesnake · horned rattlesnake · banded rattlesnake · western diamondback rattlesnake
Hypernyms
pit viper (snake)
Synonyms
Translations (71)
ms ular orok-orok (venomous snake) · is skröltormur (venomous snake) · fi kalkkarokäärme (venomous snake) · pt cascavel (venomous snake) · sv skallerorm (venomous snake) · nnt eeh!seekq (venomous snake) · ga péist ghliogair (venomous snake) · cy neidr rhuglo (venomous snake) · pl grzechotnik (venomous snake) · eo sonserpento (venomous snake) · sh čegrtuša (venomous snake) · lv klaburčūska (venomous snake) · uk гриму́ча змі́я (venomous snake) · ro șarpe cu clopoței (venomous snake) · ja ガラガラ蛇 (venomous snake) · eo krotalo (venomous snake) · fr crotale (venomous snake) · nv naʼashǫ́ʼii ánínígíí (venomous snake) · sk štrkáč (venomous snake) · nl ratelslang (venomous snake) · it crotalo (venomous snake) · fr serpent à sonnettes (venomous snake) · ru грему́чая змея́ (venomous snake) · ga nathair shligreach (venomous snake) · kla qʔis (venomous snake) · tr çıngıraklı yılan (venomous snake) · pdt Klaupaschlang (venomous snake) · sl klopotača (venomous snake) · bg гърмяща змия (venomous snake) · es cascabel (venomous snake) · nn klapperorm (venomous snake) · oj zhiishiigwe (venomous snake) · el κροταλίας (venomous snake) · ja ガラガラヘビ (venomous snake) · it serpente a sonagli (venomous snake) · nhw kuejkuech (venomous snake) · kyh tapas'ápsuun (venomous snake) · nv tłʼiish áníní (venomous snake) · eu kriskitin-suge (venomous snake) · nhn tepocolcoatl (venomous snake) · sh звечарка (venomous snake) · ru грему́чник (venomous snake) · de Klapperschlange (venomous snake) · la quatiator (venomous snake) · cs chřestýš (venomous snake) · mk ѕвечарка (venomous snake) · cho shintullo (venomous snake) · da klapperslange (venomous snake) · cmn 響尾蛇 /响尾蛇 (venomous snake) · io krotalo (venomous snake) · twf pę̀cuʼúna (venomous snake) · ka ჩხრიალა გველი (venomous snake) · unm shixikwe (venomous snake) · vi rắn đuôi chuông (venomous snake) · nch kuechkoatl (venomous snake) · chr ᎤᏦᎾᏘ (venomous snake) · lt barškuolė (venomous snake) · ko 방울뱀 (venomous snake) · vi rắn chuông (venomous snake) · ar أَفْعًى مُجَلْجِلَة (venomous snake) · ca serp de cascavell (venomous snake) · nci teuctlacozauhqui (venomous snake) · yue 響尾蛇 /响尾蛇 (venomous snake) · es serpiente de cascabel (venomous snake) · sh zvečarka (venomous snake) · hi रैटल स्नेक (venomous snake) · nb klapperslange (venomous snake) · gl serpe de cascabel (venomous snake) · hu csörgőkígyó (venomous snake) · uk гриму́чник (venomous snake) · szl szczyrkowa (venomous snake)