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Definition of: crotalus
(krot′ə·ləs, krō′tə-) noun plural ·li (-lī)
Any snake of a genus (Crotalus) typical of the rattlesnake family (Crotalidae). [<NL <Gk. krotalon rattle]
—crot′a·line (-lin, -līn) adjective
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