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Definition of Crotalus

1. Noun. Large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey.

Definition of Crotalus

1. n. A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes.

Medical Definition of Crotalus

1. A genus of snakes of the family viperidae, one of the pit vipers, so-called from the pit hollowing out the maxillary bone, opening between the eye and the nostril. They are distinctively american serpents. most of the 25 recognised species are found in the southwestern united states and northern mexico. Several species are found as far north as canada and east of the mississippi, including southern appalachia. They are named for the jointed rattle (greek krotalon) at the tip of their tail. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crotalus

Literary usage of Crotalus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1907)
"Serum 2 cc + crotalus venom o.oi grm. = Sick for I day; recovered. Serum 2 cc + crotalus venom ... Serum 2.5 cc + crotalus venom 0.006 grm. = No symptoms. ..."

2. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1895)
"NOTES ON crotalus MITCHELLII AND " CROTA- LUS PYRRHUS." BY JOHN VAN DENBURGH. Among many interesting reptiles in the collection ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"They form two great genera, crotalus and VIPERA, the second of which has been ... crotalus, Lin.(l) Rattlesnakes are pre-eminently conspicuous for the ..."

4. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"HEADS OF NORTH AMERICAN RATTLESNAKES cxxxi. TIMBER RATTLESNAKE, crotalus ... GREEN RATTLESNAKE, crotalus lepidus PRICE'S RATTLESNAKE, crotalus pricei 419 ..."

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