crotalus
US /ˈkroʊtələs/
UK /ˈkrɒtələs/
名詞
響尾蛇屬, 響尾蛇
a genus of venomous pit vipers, commonly known as rattlesnakes, found in the Americas
範例:
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The scientific name for the western diamondback rattlesnake is Crotalus atrox.
西部菱斑響尾蛇的學名是響尾蛇屬atrox。
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Species of Crotalus are characterized by their heat-sensing pits and a rattle at the end of their tail.
響尾蛇屬的物種以其熱感窩和尾巴末端的響環為特徵。