crotalus

2 definitions found

crotalus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Crotalus \Crot"a*lus\ (-l?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? rattle.]
     (Zool.)
     A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes.
     [1913 Webster]

crotalus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Crotalus
      n 1: large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing
           prey [syn: Crotalus, genus Crotalus]