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/ˈdaɪməndˌbæk/ · noun
(common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico..
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Diamond back means (common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus, found in the southeastern United States, and Crotalus atrox, found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico..
Common synonyms include eastern diamondback rattlesnake, common rattlesnake, Florida diamond-back, Florida rattlesnake.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use diamond back where its definition matches the intended context.
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