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diamondback

dia·mond·back
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-muh nd-bak, dahy-uh-]
    • /ˈdaɪ məndˌbæk, ˈdaɪ ə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-muh nd-bak, dahy-uh-]
    • /ˈdaɪ məndˌbæk, ˈdaɪ ə-/

Definitions of diamondback word

  • noun diamondback any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae 3
  • noun diamondback a large North American rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, having cream-and-grey diamond-shaped markings 3
  • adjective diamondback having diamond-shaped markings on the back 3
  • noun diamondback a large, poisonous rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) with diamond-shaped markings on its back, native to the S U.S. 3
  • noun diamondback an edible turtle (Malaclemys terrapin) with diamond-shaped markings on its shell, found in coastal salt marshes from Cape Cod to Mexico 3
  • noun diamondback a small, brown-and-white cosmopolitan moth (Plutella xylostella) whose wings, when folded, form a diamond 3
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Origin of diamondback

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; diamond + back1

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Parts of speech for Diamondback

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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diamondback popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • diamondback rattlesnake

    either of two large, highly venomous rattlesnakes of the genus Crotalus, having diamond-shaped markings on the back.

  • eastern diamondback rattlesnake

    an extremely venomous diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, of the southeastern U.S.

  • western diamondback rattlesnake

    an extremely venomous diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.

  • cabbage moth

    a common brownish noctuid moth, Mamestra brassicae, the larva of which is destructive of cabbages and other plants

  • diamondback terrapin

    any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae

  • terrapin

    any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
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