English noun: sidewinder | |||
1. | sidewinder (animal) small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve | ||
Synonyms | Crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rattler, rattlesnake | ||
Member meronym | Crotalus, genus Crotalus | ||
2. | sidewinder (artifact) air-to-air missile with infrared homing device | ||
Broader (hypernym) | missile | ||