Water rattle

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:21:35

Wa"ter rat"tle (?). Wa"ter rat"tler (?). Zool.

The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.

 

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