Zool. [L. a rattle.] (With American Zoologists) The rattle of the rattle-snake.
1889. Nature, 11 April, 569/1. Many serpents besides those possessed of a ‘crepitaculum’ are addicted to making a rattling noie by vibrations of the end of their tails.
Zool. [L. a rattle.] (With American Zoologists) The rattle of the rattle-snake.
1889. Nature, 11 April, 569/1. Many serpents besides those possessed of a ‘crepitaculum’ are addicted to making a rattling noie by vibrations of the end of their tails.
