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Definition of Massasauga
1. Noun. Small pygmy rattlesnake.
2. Noun. Pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians.
Generic synonyms: Rattler, Rattlesnake
Group relationships: Genus Sistrurus, Sistrurus
Definition of Massasauga
1. n. The black rattlesnake (Crotalus, or Caudisona, tergemina), found in the Mississippi Valley.
Definition of Massasauga
1. Noun. The rattlesnake ''Crotalus catenatus'' or ''Sistrurus catenatus'' in the family Viperidae. It is found in three subspecies. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Massasauga
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Medical Definition of Massasauga
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Literary usage of Massasauga
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report (1900)
"Harmless snakes I had often made pets of both here and in Europe, but without
much regard to scientific data; and my first massasauga soon showed me that ..."
2. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"The massasauga ranges well into the north. It occurs in Minnesota, ... Most of
the writer's specimens of the massasauga were received from Michigan and the ..."
3. The Amphibians of Western North America by Joseph Richard Slevin (1890)
"Edwards massasauga ranges from Oklahoma through western Texas to the Mexican border.
Three specimens have been found in southeastern Arizona. ..."
4. The Future of Arid Grasslands: Identifying Issues, Seeking Solutions edited by Barbara Tellman (1999)
"(IV) massasauga. Further survey by road-driving, and research directed at
identifying cause(s) of decline. Key grassland areas, especially extensive areas ..."
5. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 3/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"... the black massasauga. Cuoq gives as the meaning of the term ... stock ‘ ‘ The
Menominee (Hoffman) apply the term to the massasauga rattlesnake, ..."
6. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Max\edl, Matter and Motion, LX VIII. massasauga (mas-a-sa'gji), ». [Amer. ...
The black massasauga is a very dork-colored species or variety, ..."
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