NOUN | animal | sidewinder, horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes | small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States |
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artifact | sidewinder | air-to-air missile with infrared homing device |
Sounds | say'dway.nder | |
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Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... |
Meaning | small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve. | |
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Synonyms | horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes | |
Member of | Crotalus, genus Crotalus | large rattlesnakes |
Broader | rattlesnake, rattler | pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken |
Catalan | crotalus cerastes |
Meaning | air-to-air missile with infrared homing device. | |
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Broader | missile | A rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives |
Spanish | misil sidewinder |
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