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massasauga

mas·sa·sauga

UK/ˌmasəˈsɔːɡə/ US/ˌmæsəˈsɔɡə/ uncommon

noun

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pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians

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Possibly from the Mississagi River (Ontario, Canada), from French Mississague, Missisague (also Oumisagai, Michisaguek), from Ojibwe misiza:gi: (“inhabitant of the great river mouth, that is, the Mississagi River”). Doublet of Mississauga.

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