| rattlesnake | <zoology> Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp ratting sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the south (C. Adamanteus), are the best known. <zoology> Ground rattlesnake, a small rattlesnake (Caudisona, or Sistrurus, miliaria) of the Southern United States, having a small rattle. It has nine large scales on its head. <botany> Rattlesnake fern, a plant of the composite genus Hieracium (H. Venosum); probably so named from its spotted leaves. See also Snakeroot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| rattlesnake bite | A venomous (poisonous) snake bite. All rattlesnakes are venomous and secrete poisonous venom. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hollow-horned | <zoology> Having permanent horns with a bony core, as cattle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| horned | Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn. "The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether tip." (Coleridge) Horned bee, a large North American owl (Bubo Virginianus), having a pair of elongated tufts of feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned owls, differing in colour, and inhabiting different regions; called also great horned owl, horn owl, eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared. Horned poppy. <botany> See Cerastes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stag-horned | <zoology> Having the mandibles large and palmate, or branched somewhat like the antlers of a stag; said of certain beetles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| one-horned uterus | An obsolete term for unicorn uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long-horned | <zoology> Having a long horn or horns; as, a long-horned goat, or cow; having long antennae, as certain beetles (Longicornia). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| horned rattlesnake | small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States |
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