massasauga

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

massasauga
    n 1: small pygmy rattlesnake [syn: {ground rattler},
         {massasauga}, {Sistrurus miliaris}]
    2: pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes
       to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians [syn:
       {massasauga}, {massasauga rattler}, {Sistrurus catenatus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Massasauga \Mas`sa*sau"ga\, n. (Zool.)
   The black rattlesnake ({Crotalus tergemina}, or {Caudisona
   tergemina}), found in the Mississippi Valley.
   [1913 Webster] Masse shot

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