rattler vs ground rattler

ground rattler vs rattler

rattler and ground rattler both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rattler	Yes	No	No	No
ground rattler	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ground rattler is a hyponym of rattler; that is, ground rattler 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
ground rattler: small pygmy rattlesnake

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, Mojave rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake, massasauga, massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus, massasauga, Sistrurus miliaris.

rattler (noun)	ground rattler (noun)
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken	small pygmy rattlesnake
a railroad train consisting of freight cars

Difference between rattler and ground rattler

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