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cro·ta·lid 'krōt-əl-əd, -id adj
1) of or belonging to the family Crotalidae <\crotalid snakes>
2) typical of a pit viper <\crotalid venom>
crotalid n a crotalid snake
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cro·ta·lid (kroґtə-lid) 1. any snake of the family Crotalidae; called also pit viper. 2. of or pertaining to the family Crotalidae.Medical dictionary. 2011.