rattler vs horned rattlesnake

horned rattlesnake vs rattler

rattler and horned rattlesnake both are nouns.

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

As nouns, horned rattlesnake is a hyponym of rattler; that is, horned 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
horned rattlesnake: 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, Crotalus cerastes, 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)	horned rattlesnake (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 horned rattlesnake

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