massasauga

Meaning

Noun

The rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus (species) (formerly Crotalinus catenatus (species)) in the family Viperidae, found in three subspecies.

Related

Similar words

Caudisona (genus) black rattlesnake

Origin

Possibly from the Mississagi River (Ontario, Canada), from French Mississague, Missisague (also Oumisagai, Michisaguek), from Ojibwe misiza:gi: ("inhabitant of the great river mouth, that is, the Mississagi River"). Mississauga.

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