rattler vs Mojave rattlesnake

Mojave rattlesnake vs rattler

rattler and Mojave rattlesnake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rattler	Yes	No	No	No
Mojave rattlesnake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Mojave rattlesnake is a hyponym of rattler; that is, Mojave rattlesnake 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
Mojave rattlesnake: extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico

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, Crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder, Crotalus atrox, Western diamondback, Western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake, Crotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus, Crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake, massasauga, massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus, ground rattler, massasauga, Sistrurus miliaris.

rattler (noun)	Mojave rattlesnake (noun)
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken	extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico
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Difference between rattler and Mojave rattlesnake

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