genus Crotalus

noun

large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey

• Syn: ↑Crotalus

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Crotalidae, ↑family Crotalidae

• Member Meronyms:

↑timber rattlesnake, ↑banded rattlesnake, ↑Crotalus horridus horridus, ↑prairie rattlesnake, ↑prairie rattler, ↑Western rattlesnake, ↑Crotalus viridis, ↑sidewinder, ↑horned rattlesnake, ↑Crotalus cerastes, ↑Western diamondback, ↑Western diamondback rattlesnake, ↑Crotalus atrox, ↑rock rattlesnake, ↑Crotalus lepidus, ↑tiger rattlesnake, ↑Crotalus tigris, ↑Mojave rattlesnake, ↑Crotalus scutulatus, ↑speckled rattlesnake, ↑Crotalus mitchellii