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Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρότᾰλον (krótalon, “clapper, rattle”).
Noun
cròtal m (plural cròtals)
- (historical) crotalum
- ear tag
Etymology 2
From translingual Crotalus.
Noun
cròtal m (plural cròtals)
- rattlesnake
- Synonym: serp de cascavell
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