diamondback
diamondback Lexical Profile
diamondback Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American A large, heavy-bodied venomous rattlesnake of the genus Crotalus (especially Crotalus adamanteus or Crotalus atrox), native to southern North America and characterized by a prominent pattern of diamond-shaped markings along its back.
"The hikers froze on the desert trail when they heard the warning rattle of a western diamondback coiled near the rocks."
North American An edible aquatic turtle (Malaclemys terrapin) native to the brackish coastal marshes of the eastern and southern United States, having concentric diamond-shaped grooves on the plates of its upper shell.
"Conservationists monitor the salt marshes each summer to protect nesting female diamondbacks from coastal development."
A small grayish-brown moth (Plutella xylostella) whose wings form a row of pale diamond-shaped marks along the back when folded, and whose larvae are destructive pests of cabbages and other cruciferous crops.
"The agricultural extension officer advised farmers on integrated pest management to control the spread of the diamondback in the cabbage fields."