crotalus

Thân thiện

A rattlesnake, or crotalus, rests coiled on a sun-warmed desert rock.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A genus of large rattlesnakes: "Crotalus" refers to a genus of venomous pit vipers commonly known as rattlesnakes, characterized by a segmented rattle at the end of the tail.
   • A type of pit viper: It denotes a specific group within the subfamily Crotalinae, found primarily in the Americas.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The biologist studied the behavior of Crotalus atrox, the Western diamondback rattlesnake.
  • A bite from a Crotalus species requires immediate medical attention.

Advanced Usage

• In scientific taxonomy: Used as the genus name in biological classification.
  • The genus Crotalus is distinguished from Sistrurus (another rattlesnake genus) by the structure of its head scales.

Variants and Related Words

• Crotaline (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of the pit viper subfamily Crotalinae, which includes the genus .
  • The crotaline venom has specific hemotoxic properties.

Synonyms

• Rattlesnake: The common name for snakes of the genus and the closely related genus .
• Pit viper: A broader term for snakes in the subfamily Crotalinae, which includes .

Học thuật

Noun

1. large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Crotalus
• genus Crotalus