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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MASSASAUGA

MASSASAUGA Mas `sa *sau "ga, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The black rattlesnake (Crotalus, or Caudisona, tergemina ), found in the Mississippi Valley.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

massasauga

mas sa sau ga |ˌmasəˈsôgə ˌmæsəˈsɔɡə | ▶noun a small North American rattlesnake of variable color that favors damp habitats. [Sistrurus catenatus, family Viperidae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: formed irregularly from Mississauga .

 

Oxford Dictionary

massasauga

massasauga |ˌmasəˈsɔːgə | ▶noun a small North American rattlesnake of variable colour which favours damp habitats. ●Sistrurus catenatus, family Viperidae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: formed irregularly from Mississauga .