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a) A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.b) A person who is untrustworthy.
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Sidewinder — may refer to: * Crotalus cerastes , a venomous rattlesnake species.In music: *Sidewinder (band), an Australian band *Sidewinders, a barbershop quartet *The Sidewinders, an Arizona rock band * The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite , a single by American… … Wikipedia
Sidewinder — Side wind er, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) See Horned rattler, under {Horned}. [1913 Webster] 2. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary. [Slang.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sidewinder — [ saɪdwaɪndə, englisch] der, s/ , seit Ende der 1950er Jahre in zahlreichen Versionen produzierter Luft Luft Lenkflugkörper (Feststoffrakete) für Kampfflugzeuge … Universal-Lexikon
sidewinder — species of rattlesnake, 1875, Amer.Eng., from SIDE (Cf. side) + agent noun of WIND (Cf. wind) (v.), so called in ref. to its peculiar lateral progressive motion … Etymology dictionary
sidewinder — [sīd′wīn΄dər] n. ☆ 1. a small desert rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) of the SW U.S. that moves over shifting sand by looping its body sideways 2. Informal a hard, swinging blow of the fist, delivered from the side ☆ 3. [S ] an air to air missile… … English World dictionary
Sidewinder — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sidewinder, qui, en anglais, est le nom commun de Crotalus cerastes, une espèce de crotale (serpent à sonnettes), peut faire référence : à Sidewinder … Wikipédia en Français
Sidewinder — В Викисловаре есть статья «en:sidewinder» Sidewinder (Сайдуайндер) англ. сленговое обозначение ненадежного человека Sidewinder название как минимум двух разновидностей змей: Crotalus cerastes или рогатый гремучник обитает в… … Википедия
Sidewinder (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Sidewinder Type = EP Artist = Download Released = April 30 1996 Recorded = May 1995 July 1995 Genre = Industrial Length = 31:41 Label = Metropolis Records Producer = cEvin Key Ken Marshall Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5… … Wikipedia
Sidewinder — Der englische Begriff Sidewinder („Seitenwinder“) steht für: Schlangen, die sich seitenwindend fortbewegen, Seitenwinder Klapperschlange (Crotalus cerastes), eine nordamerikanische Klapperschlangenart Seitenwinder Schlange (Bitis peringueyi),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
sidewinder — n. a sneaky and despicable man. (Western jargon. From the name of the sidewinder rattlesnake.) □ You dirty, lowdown sidewinder! That’s too much! □ What sidewinder spilled my drink? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
sidewinder — UK [ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndə(r)] / US [ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndər] noun [countable] Word forms sidewinder : singular sidewinder plural sidewinders a small poisonous snake that lives in parts of Mexico and the southwestern US and moves along the ground in a sideways… … English dictionary
