Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, variably colored rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) of North America, often found in moist areas.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the small but very venomous rattlesnakes which inhabit prairies in the western United States and Territories, such as Crotalophorus tergeminus (Sistrurus catenatus).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The black rattlesnake (
Crotalus tergemina , orCaudisona tergemina ), found in the Mississippi Valley.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
rattlesnake Crotalus catenatus or Sistrurus catenatus in the familyViperidae . It is found in threesubspecies .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
- noun small pygmy rattlesnake
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The massasauga is the rattlesnake occasionally found in the swamps from western New York to Nebraska, but it is rare.
On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls Lina Beard 1888
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“The eastern massasauga rattlesnake lives in these woods, girls.”
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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Some of these species, like the white fringeless orchid and the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, have been waiting decades for protection.
Kieran Suckling: 'Extinction Rider' Would Unravel Years of Work Protecting Rare Species Kieran Suckling 2011
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“The eastern massasauga rattlesnake lives in these woods, girls.”
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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“The eastern massasauga rattlesnake lives in these woods, girls.”
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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Thomas, We have the massasauga snake where I live.
The Best Day of All? 2008
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The other occurs from Ohio to Nebraska, where it is called massasauga.
Health on the Farm A Manual of Rural Sanitation and Hygiene 1896
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"I am sure there is no danger from that source; but Douglas, did you ever hear of, or see, a massasauga?"
Michael O'Halloran Gene Stratton-Porter 1893
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EPA officials recently awarded $6.6 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants designed specifically to put unemployed people to work - uprooting invasive plants, stabilizing stream banks and creating habitat for the endangered Kirtland's warbler and massasauga rattlesnake.
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Most importantly, never kill a massasauga rattlesnake, which is unnecessary, dangerous, and illegal due to its protected status
Thestar.com - Home Page Tracy Hanes 2010
fbharjo commented on the word massasauga
mesmerized missed Mississippi
February 10, 2012