rattlesnake vs timber rattlesnake

timber rattlesnake vs rattlesnake

rattlesnake and timber rattlesnake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rattlesnake	Yes	No	No	No
timber rattlesnake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, timber rattlesnake is a hyponym of rattlesnake; that is, timber rattlesnake 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
timber rattlesnake: widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States

Other hyponyms of rattlesnake include Crotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake, banded rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, 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, Sistrurus miliaris.

rattlesnake (noun)	timber rattlesnake (noun)
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken	widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States

Difference between rattlesnake and timber rattlesnake

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