diamondback

Meaning

Noun

• Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus (species), 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 (Malaclemys terrapin (species)).

Related

Similar words

• eastern diamondback rattlesnake, common rattlesnake, Florida diamond-back, Florida rattlesnake, southeastern diamond-backed rattler, southern woodland rattler, water rattle, water rattlesnake
• 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

Origin

• diamond + back