Massasauga Definition
măsə-sôgə
noun
A small, gray or brownish rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) found in swampy regions in the E and S U.S.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Sistrurus miliaris
- ground rattler
- Sistrurus catenatus
- massasauga rattler
Other Word Forms of Massasauga
Noun
Singular:
massasauga
Plural:
massasaugasOrigin of Massasauga
After the Mississagi , a river of southeast Ontario, Canada
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Ojibwe massasauga (“great river mouth").
From Wiktionary
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