GROUND RATTLER Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase ground rattler. (close relations)
Definition of GROUND RATTLER
Best Alternative Words for GROUND RATTLER
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rattlesnake | nounn | |||||||
noun • pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken | ||||||||
serpent | nounn | |||||||
noun • limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous • a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited • an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake | ||||||||
snake | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous • a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition • a long faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer • a deceitful or treacherous person • something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake • a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes verb • move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake • form a snake-like pattern • move along a winding path | ||||||||
viper | nounn | |||||||
noun • venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw | ||||||||
pit viper | nounn | |||||||
noun • New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head | ||||||||
massasauga | nounn | |||||||
noun • small pygmy rattlesnake • pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians | ||||||||
sistrurus miliaris | nounn | |||||||
noun • small pygmy rattlesnake |