rattlesnake vs ground rattler

ground rattler vs rattlesnake

rattlesnake and ground rattler both are nouns.

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

As nouns, ground rattler is a hyponym of rattlesnake; that is, ground rattler 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
ground rattler: 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, massasauga, Sistrurus miliaris.

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

Difference between rattlesnake and ground rattler

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