Either of two venomous rattlesnakes, of the genus Crotalus, from southern United States and Mexico, that have diamond-shaped markings on their backs: Crotalus adamanteus and Crotalus atrox.

plural of diamondback

Having characteristics, or molecular structure, of diamond

Without diamond or diamonds.

(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.

plural of western diamondback rattlesnake

(Crotalus atrox), a venomous pit viper species found in the United States and Mexico

plural of diamondback rattlesnake

Oriented like a diamond.

The moth Plutella xylostella, formerly P. maculipennis, an agricultural pest chiefly feeding on leaves of cruciferous crops and plants that produce glucosinolates.