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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Water rattle

/wôt'-ẽr răt'-əl/ · Wa·ter rat·tle · IPA
01 The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.
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    The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.(Zool.)