CROTALINE

Etymology

Adjective

crotaline (comparative more crotaline, superlative most crotaline)

(zoology) Resembling, or relating to, the Crotalinae, or rattlesnake subfamily

Noun

crotaline (plural crotalines)

Any snake of the subfamily Crotalinae

Anagrams

• clarionet

Source: Wiktionary


Crot"a*line (krt"-ln or kr`t-), a. Etym: [See Crotalus.] (Zoƶl.)

Definition: Resembling, or pertaining to, the Crotalidae, or Rattlesnake family.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

29 November 2024

POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; ā€œthe area is well populatedā€; ā€œforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā€


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

coffee icon