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massasauga

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˌmasəˈsɔːɡə/Part of speech nounSorted aaaagmsssuStarts with MEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A small rattlesnake found in parts of North America.

Word origin

Possibly from the Mississagi River (Ontario, Canada), from French Mississague, Missisague (also Oumisagai, Michisaguek), from Ojibwe misiza:gi: (“inhabitant of the great river mouth, that is, the Mississagi River”). Doublet of Mississauga.

Used in a sentence

  • I hope in this paper to contribute something to the knowledge of the Prairie Rattlesnake, or Massasauga (Caudisona tergemina).
  • The Massasauga is emphatically a species of the prairies and their swamps and marshes.
  • According to the zoologist, the massasaugas were found abroad from mid-April to late October, chiefly during the daylight hours and for an average 197 days annually during the study period.

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