Ma'anar ƙamus na "prairie rattlesnake" maciji ne mai dafi na jinsin Crotalus, ɗan asalin ciyayi da ciyayi na Arewacin Amurka. Ana siffanta shi da ratsi na musamman a ƙarshen wutsiyarsa, wanda yake amfani da shi azaman faɗakarwa ga mafarauta ko barazana. Rage rataye
