rattlesnake vs Sistrurus miliaris

Sistrurus miliaris vs rattlesnake

rattlesnake and Sistrurus miliaris both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rattlesnake	Yes	No	No	No
Sistrurus miliaris	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Sistrurus miliaris is a hyponym of rattlesnake; that is, Sistrurus miliaris 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
Sistrurus miliaris: small pygmy rattlesnake

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, 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.

rattlesnake (noun)	Sistrurus miliaris (noun)
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken	small pygmy rattlesnake

Difference between rattlesnake and Sistrurus miliaris

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