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Vinony

diamondback

noun

  1. a diamondback rattlesnake, a type of snake with diamondlike patterns on its back
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪməndˌbæk/

noun

Etymology: From diamond + back.

  1. 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).