Crotalus

noun

Cro·ta·lus -ᵊl-əs

: the type genus of the subfamily Crotalinae that includes many of the rattlesnakes

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“Crotalus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Crotalus. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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