massasauga rattler

1. 1.

   pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians

   SynonymsmassasaugaSistrurus catenatus

   Broaderrattlesnake

   Part ofSistrurus

Questions about massasauga rattler

What does massasauga rattler mean?

massasauga rattler means "pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians".

What is another word for massasauga rattler?

Close synonyms include massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is massasauga rattler a common word?

massasauga rattler is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.