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ALL meanings of diamondback

dia·mond·back
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  • 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
  • noun diamondback A large, common North American rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings. 1
  • adjective diamondback bearing diamond-shaped marks, designs, or configurations on the back. 1
  • noun diamondback diamondback rattlesnake. 1
  • noun diamondback diamondback terrapin. 1
  • noun diamondback diamondback moth. 1
  • noun diamondback A common name used of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on its back, i.e. Crotalus adamanteus found in the southeastern United States and Crotalus atrox found in southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico. 0
  • noun diamondback The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris). 0
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