Sentence examples for sidewinder from inspiring English sources
noun
A North American rattlesnake, , that inhabits lowland deserts.
The sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) is a rattlesnake.
The sidewinder does not progress forward when in motion but actually goes sideways.
Meanwhile, the Europeans developed such infrared-homing missiles as the British Red Top and the French Magic, the latter being a short-range (one-quarter to four miles) highly maneuverable equivalent of the Sidewinder.
Extroverted works such as "The Sidewinder" emphasized the blues side of Morgan's playing and songwriting.
Twenty-six other species also belong to the genus Crotalus, including the small North American sidewinder (C. cerastes).
Information on behavioral thermal regulation has been recorded for the North American sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes; for example, in one study, the snake moved partially in and out of its burrow into the sun to maintain a body temperature of 31 32 °C (88 90 °F) over several hours.
The desert harbours such reptiles as geckos, horned toads, tortoises, and sidewinder rattlesnakes.
In 1957, he invented a navigational system that he hoped the military would use in its Sidewinder missiles.
Saw-scaled vipers move by sidewinding locomotion (see sidewinders).
Sidewinders give birth to 5 18 young in the fall.
The three species of Old World sidewinders are pitless vipers (subfamily Viperinae) of the genus Cerastes.
