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massasauga

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mas⋅sa⋅sau⋅ga

  [mas-uh-saw-guh]
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–noun
a small rattlesnake, Sistrurus catenatus, ranging from the Great Lakes to the Mexican border.
Origin:
1830–40; irreg. after Missisauga River, Ontario, Canada
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mas·sa·sau·ga   (mās'ə-sô'gə)   
n.  A small, variably colored rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) found in parts of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

[After the Mississagi, a river of southeast Ontario, Canada.]
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Main Entry: mas·sa·sau·ga
Pronunciation: "mas-&-'sog-&
Function: noun
: a medium-sized rattlesnake of the genus Sistrurus(S. catenatus) that has nine large scales on the head, grows to a length of about 18 to 39 inches (46 to 100 centimeters), and is distributed from southern Ontario across the central U.S. tonortheastern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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massasauga

small North American rattlesnake of the family Viperidae, found in prairies, swamps, and woodlands from the Great Lakes to Arizona. It is typically 45 to 75 cm (18 to 30 inches) long.

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