rattler vs prairie rattlesnake

prairie rattlesnake vs rattler

rattler and prairie rattlesnake both are nouns.

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

As nouns, prairie rattlesnake is a hyponym of rattler; that is, prairie 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
prairie rattlesnake: widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies

Other hyponyms of rattler include Crotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake, banded rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis, prairie rattler, 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, ground rattler, massasauga, Sistrurus miliaris.

rattler (noun)	prairie rattlesnake (noun)
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken	widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
a railroad train consisting of freight cars

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