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sidewinder

sidewinder common name for a rattlesnake , Crotalus cerastes, found in the deserts of the SW United States. This 2-ft (60-cm), pale yellow and pink snake is named for its curious method of locomotion. It throws out successive loops at oblique angles, which gives it the appearance of moving sideways. This mode of progression, also evolved by certain African desert snakes, enables it to move over sand, which offers little traction. The sidewinder has prominent, erect scales above its eyes and is sometimes known as the horned rattlesnake. During the heat of the day it lies half buried in the sand; it hunts small animals in the evening. The sidewinder is classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Crotalidae.

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Sidewinder

Sidewinder AIM-9 an air-to-air missile with a nonnuclear warhead and an infrared, heat-seeking homing device. It was introduced in the 1950s and is still in use today. The ground-to-air equivalent is the Chaparral.

The Sidewinder got its name from early prototypes that zigzagged in flight, owing to off-center placement of the homing device that caused the target to appear to be moving as the missile spun in flight, thus influencing its flight path.

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side·wind·er1 / ˈsīdˌwīndər/ • n. a pale-colored, nocturnal, burrowing rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) that moves sideways over sand by throwing its body into S-shaped curves. It is found in the deserts of North America. side·wind·er2 • n. a heavy blow with the fist delivered from or on the side.

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Sidewinder The name of the SPIDER used by the INFOSEEK SEARCH ENGINE.

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sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) See CROTALIDAE.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "sidewinder." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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