Crotalus
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Translingual
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Etymology
From Latin crotalum (“castanet”), from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon).
Proper noun
Crotalus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Viperidae – rattlesnakes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - suborder; Viperoidea - superfamily; Viperidae - family; Crotalinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Crotalus horridus (timber rattlesnake) - type species
References
Crotalus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Crotalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Crotalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Crotalus m sg (genitive Crotalī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Crotalus |
| Genitive | Crotalī |
| Dative | Crotalō |
| Accusative | Crotalum |
| Ablative | Crotalō |
| Vocative | Crotale |
References
- Crotalus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.