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Diamondback
Meaning
Noun
●
In Emydid turtles & Vipers:
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.
●
The
saltmarsh
terrapin
of the Atlantic
coast
(Malaclemys
terrapin
).
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Origin
diamondback
English
back
English
bak
Middle English (1100-1500)
bæc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
diamond
English
diamant
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
diamas
Latin
adamas
Latin
ἀδάμας
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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