sidewinder

/ˈsaɪd.waɪn.dɚ/

SAꞮD · waɪn · dɚ (3 syllables)

English Noun Top 42,293

Definition

A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.

Etymology

From side + winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”), from the sideways, looping manner in which they move.