DIAMONDBACK

diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus

(noun) large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

diamondback (plural diamondbacks)

(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.

The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris).

Synonyms

• (Crotalus adamanteus): eastern diamondback rattlesnake, common rattlesnake, Florida diamond-back, Florida rattlesnake, southeastern diamond-backed rattler, southern woodland rattler, water rattle, water rattlesnake

• (Crotalus atrox): western diamondback rattlesnake, adobe snake, Arizona diamond rattlesnake, coon tail, desert diamond-back, desert diamond rattlesnake, fierce rattlesnake, spitting rattlesnake, Texan rattlesnake, Texas diamond-back

Source: Wiktionary

Di"a*mond-back`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The salt-marsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition