massasauga rattler

massasauga rattler
noun
pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
Hypernyms: ↑rattlesnake, ↑rattler
Member Holonyms: ↑Sistrurus, ↑genus Sistrurus

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noun

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