DIAMONDBACK

Meaning of DIAMONDBACK in English

■ noun

1》 a large, common North American rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings. [Genus Crotalus : two species.]

2》 (also ~ terrapin ) see terrapin (in sense 1).

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DIAMONDBACK — adjective Date: 1887 having marks like diamonds or lozenges on the back
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIAMONDBACK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : diamondback rattlesnake 2. : diamondback terrapin 3. : diamondback moth II. ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective also diamond-backed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIAMONDBACK — /duy"meuhnd bak', duy"euh-/ , adj. 1. bearing diamond-shaped marks, designs, or configurations on the back. n. 2. See diamondback rattlesnake …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIAMONDBACK — n. animal having diamond shaped markings on its back (diamondback snake, diamondback terrapin, diamondback moth)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DIAMONDBACK — adjective Date: 1887 : having marks like diamonds or lozenges on the back
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIAMONDBACK — [di.a.mond.back] adj (1887): having marks like diamonds or lozenges on the back
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIAMONDBACK — diamondback BrE AmE ˈda ɪ ‿əm ən d bæk § ˈdaɪm•• AmE ˈdaɪm•• ▷ diamondback|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIAMONDBACK — n. 1 an edible freshwater terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, native to N. America, with lozenge-shaped markings on its shell. 2 any …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIAMONDBACK — n. 1 an edible freshwater terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, native to n. America, with lozenge-shaped markings on its shell. 2 any …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIAMONDBACK — n.1 an edible freshwater terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, native to N. America, with lozenge-shaped markings on its shell. 2 any rattlesnake …
Oxford English vocab
DIAMONDBACK — n. diamondback moth diamondback rattlesnake diamondback rattler diamondback terrapin
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DIAMONDBACK — n. Pronunciation: ' d ī -( ə -)m ə n(d)- ˌ bak Function: adjective Date: 1887 : having marks like …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN — noun Date: 1887 any of several terrapins (genus Malaclemys ) formerly widely distributed in salt marshes along the Atlantic and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE — noun Date: 1894 either of two large and deadly rattlesnakes ( Crotalus adamanteus of the southeastern United States and C. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIAMONDBACK RATTLER — noun see: diamondback rattlesnake
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIAMONDBACK MOTH — noun Date: 1891 a nearly cosmopolitan moth ( Plutella xylostella of the family Plutellidae) whose larva is a pest on …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WESTERN DIAMONDBACK — noun see western diamond rattlesnake
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WESTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE — an extremely venomous diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EASTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE — an extremely venomous diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, of the southeastern U.S.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE — either of two large, highly venomous rattlesnakes of the genus Crotalus, having diamond-shaped markings on the back. Cf. eastern diamondback …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIAMONDBACK RATTLER — see diamondback rattlesnake
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE — Date: 1894 : either of two large and deadly rattlesnakes ( Crotalus adamanteus of the southeastern United States and C. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN — [diamondback terrapin] n (1887): any of several terrapins (genus Malaclemys) formerly widely distributed in salt marshes along the Atlantic and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE — [diamondback rattlesnake] n (1894): either of two large and deadly rattlesnakes (Crotalus adamanteus of the southeastern U.S. and C. atrox …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIAMONDBACK MOTH — [diamondback moth] n (1891): a nearly cosmopolitan moth (Plutella xylostella of the family Plutellidae) whose larva is a pest on …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE — американская гремучая змея Crotalus adamanteus (лат), самая крупная (достигает длины 8 футов) и наиболее опасная змея Северной Америки, обитает в южных …
DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE — американская гремучая змея Crotalus adamanteus (лат.), самая крупная (достигает длины 8 футов) и наиболее опасная змея Северной Америки, обитает в …
TERRAPIN — Any omnivorous aquatic turtle of the family Emydidae, especially the diamondback terrapin ( Malaclemys terrapin ). The diamondback inhabits salt …
Английский словарь Британика
DIAMOND-BACKED — adjective see diamondback II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RATTLE — I. ˈrad. ə l, -at ə l verb ( rattled ; rattled ; rattling -d. ə liŋ, -t( ə )l- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TERRAPIN — any aquatic turtle of the family Emydidae, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin). The diamondback terrapin inhabits salt marshes and …
Britannica English vocabulary
RATTLESNAKE — any of about 30 species of venomous New World snakes of the viper family (Viperidae), characterized by a tail rattle …
Britannica English vocabulary
TERRAPIN — n. Any omnivorous aquatic turtle of the family Emydidae, especially the diamondback terrapin ( Malaclemys terrapin ). The diamondback inhabits …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Concise Oxford English vocab

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