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Meaning of MASSASAUGA

Pronunciation:  `masu'sogu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
  2. [n]  small pygmy rattlesnake
 
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 Synonyms: ground rattler, massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus, Sistrurus miliaris
 
 See Also: genus Sistrurus, rattler, rattlesnake, Sistrurus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mas`sa*sau"ga\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The black rattlesnake ({Crotalus, or Caudisona, tergemina}),
found in the Mississippi Valley.
 
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