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Definition: prairie rattlesnake
prairie rattlesnake
n : widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
[syn:
prairie rattler,
Western rattlesnake,
Crotalus viridis
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Prairie rattlesnake
Prairie
\Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
and the Rocky mountains.
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From the forests and the prairies,
From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.
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2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
natural meadow.
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Prairie chicken (Zo["o]l.), any American grouse of the
genus
Tympanuchus, especially
Tympanuchus Americanus
(formerly
Tympanuchus cupido), which inhabits the
prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the
sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in
dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant (
Silphium terebinthaceum
) with large rough leaves and yellow
flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zo["o]l.), a small American rodent (
Cynomys Ludovicianus
) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
that of a dog. Called also
prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. Same as
Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zo["o]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
(
Lepus campestris). See
Jack rabbit, under 2d
Jack.
Prairie hawk,
Prairie falcon (Zo["o]l.), a falcon of
Western North America (
Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts
are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zo["o]l.) Same as
Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
Western United States; -- also called
swamp itch,
winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zo["o]l.) Same as
Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zo["o]l.), a large American mole (
Scalops argentatus
), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon,
Prairie plover, or
Prairie snipe
(Zo["o]l.), the upland plover. See
Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zo["o]l.), the massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless American snake
(
Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged
with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zo["o]l.), any American ground squirrel
of the genus
Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; --
called also
gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
root of a leguminous plant (
Psoralea esculenta) of the
Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
pomme blanche, and
pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored American
warbler (
Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow,
with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
three outer tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zo["o]l.) See
Coyote.
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