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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
  2. noun air-to-air missile with infrared homing device

Synonyms

horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
rattlesnake

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