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• noun (Context 1)
Any of a group of venomous snakes belonging to the subfamily Crotalinae, characterized by a heat-sensing pit organ located between the eye and the nostril on either side of the head, used to detect warm-blooded prey. Common examples include rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths.
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"The herpetologist explained how the crotaline uses thermal radiation to strike at small rodents in complete darkness."
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crotaline
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