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massasauga definition

☆ mas·sa·sauga (mas′ə sô′gə)

noun

a small, gray or brownish rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) found in swampy regions in the E and S U.S.

Etymology: < Mississauga, Ojibwa name of river and Indian people in Ontario

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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