diamondback

English

Etymology

From diamond +‎ back.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪməndˌbæk/

Noun

diamondback (plural diamondbacks)

1. (common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
2. The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin).

Synonyms

• (Crotalus adamanteus): eastern diamondback rattlesnake, common rattlesnake, Florida diamond-back, Florida rattlesnake, southeastern diamond-backed rattler, southern woodland rattler, water rattle, water rattlesnake
• (Crotalus atrox): western diamondback rattlesnake, adobe snake, Arizona diamond rattlesnake, coon tail, desert diamond-back, desert diamond rattlesnake, fierce rattlesnake, spitting rattlesnake, Texan rattlesnake, Texas diamond-back

Derived terms

• diamondback moth
• diamondback rattler
• diamondback rattlesnake
• diamondback terrapin

 

Translations

rattlesnake with diamond pattern on its back

• Bulgarian: диамантена гърмяща змия f (diamantena gǎrmjašta zmija)
• Cherokee: ᎤᎦᏑᏘ (ugasuti)
• Finnish: floridankalkkarokäärme (Crotalus adamanteus); teksasinkalkkarokäärme (Crotalus atrox)
• Spanish: crótalo adamantino m, cascabel diamantino del este (Crotalus adamanteus); crótalo diamante occidental m (Crotalus atrox)

See also

• Wikipedia article on the diamondback