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Adamantean Adamantean Ad`a*man*te"an, a. [L. adamant[=e]us.]
Of adamant; hard as adamant. --Milton.
Adamantine Adamantine Ad`a*man"tine, a. [L. adamantinus, Gr. ?.]
1. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant;
incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as,
adamantine bonds or chains.
2. (Min.) Like the diamond in hardness or luster.
C adamanteus Rattlesnake Rat"tle*snake`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of venomous American snakes
belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or
Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints
at the end of the tail which make a sharp ratting sound when
shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States
(Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the
south (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of
Fang.
Crotalus adamanteus Water rattle Wa"ter rat"tle Water rattler Wa"ter rat"tler
(Zo["o]l.)
The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called
from its preference for damp places near water.
Rhadamanthine Rhadamanthine Rhad`a*man"thine, a.
Of or pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously just; as, a
Rhadamanthine judgment.
