rattler vs Crotalus cerastes

Crotalus cerastes vs rattler

rattler and Crotalus cerastes both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rattler	Yes	No	No	No
Crotalus cerastes	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Crotalus cerastes is a hyponym of rattler; that is, Crotalus cerastes is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rattler:

rattler: pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
Crotalus cerastes: small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve

Other hyponyms of rattler include Crotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake, banded rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake, Western rattlesnake, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder, Crotalus atrox, Western diamondback, Western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake, Crotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus, Mojave rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake, massasauga, massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus, ground rattler, massasauga, Sistrurus miliaris.

rattler (noun)	Crotalus cerastes (noun)
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken	small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
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Difference between rattler and Crotalus cerastes

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