rattlesnake vs Crotalus atrox

Crotalus atrox vs rattlesnake

rattlesnake and Crotalus atrox both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rattlesnake	Yes	No	No	No
Crotalus atrox	Yes	No	No	No

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

rattlesnake: pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
Crotalus atrox: largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico

Other hyponyms of rattlesnake 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, 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.

rattlesnake (noun)	Crotalus atrox (noun)
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken	largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico

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