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語源

From rattle +‎ snake.

発音

• IPA: /ˈɹæt.əlˌsneɪk/
• 韻: -eɪk

名詞

rattlesnake (plural rattlesnakes)

1. Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.

   Synonym: rattler (US, colloquial)

   • 1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22:

     Hooded rattlesnakes, horned toads, and lizards crawl in the dust and among the rocks.

   • 2019 July, Jeffrey Rindskopf, “The Costs of Instatravel”, in DOPE Magazine, page 90:

     The country ran shuttles and posted signs encouraging visitors to enjoy the display responsibly, but those precautions didn't prevent rattlesnake bites, twisted ankles, heat exhaustion, Instacelebs and other selfie-takers lying in or otherwise trampling the delicate blooms they'd come to see.

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Snake Safety”, in USDA‎, page 1:

     Generally not aggressive, rattlesnakes strike when threatened or deliberately provoked, but given room they will retreat. Most snake bites occur when a rattlesnake is handled or accidentally touched by someone walking or climbing. The majority of snakebites occur on the hands, feet and ankles.

上位語

• (snake): pit viper

派生語

参照

• rattlesnake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia