Rattlesnake
/rˈætəˌlsneɪk/
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Definition
(noun) Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.
Sentence Examples
A rattlesnake's bite is filled with poison.
Tom was bitten by a rattlesnake.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The hiker froze when she heard the distinctive sound of a ____ coiled on the path ahead.