RATTLESNAKE


Meaning of RATTLESNAKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈra-t ə l-ˌsnāk ]

noun

Date: 1630

: any of several American pit vipers (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus ) that have horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.