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dia'mondback rat'tlesnake




either of two large, highly venomous rattlesnakes of the genus Crotalus, having diamond-shaped markings on the back. Cf. eastern diamondback rattlesnake, western diamondback rattlesnake.

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diamondback mothdiamondback terrapin
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