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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Sidewinder \Side"wind`er\, n.
     1. (Zo["o]l.) See Horned rattler, under Horned.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an
        adversary. [Slang.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Horned \Horned\, a.
     Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
     process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
     shaped like a horn.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The horned moon with one bright star
           Within the nether tip.                   --Coleridge.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Horned bee (Zo["o]l.), a British wild bee ({Osmia
        bicornis), having two little horns on the head.
  
     Horned dace (Zo["o]l.), an American cyprinoid fish
        ({Semotilus corporialis) common in brooks and ponds; the
        common chub. See Illust. of Chub.
  
     Horned frog (Zo["o]l.), a very large Brazilian frog
        ({Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
        arising from the eyelids.
  
     Horned grebe (Zo["o]l.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
        auritus), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
        tufts of feathers on the head.
  
     Horned horse (Zo["o]l.), the gnu.
  
     Horned lark (Zo["o]l.), the shore lark.
  
     Horned lizard (Zo["o]l.), the horned toad.
  
     Horned owl (Zo["o]l.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
        Virginianus), having a pair of elongated tufts of
        feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
        known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
        owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
        regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
        eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
        long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.
  
     Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.
  
     Horned pout (Zo["o]l.), an American fresh-water siluroid
        fish; the bullpout.
  
     Horned rattler (Zo["o]l.), a species of rattlesnake
        ({Crotalus cerastes), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains,
        from California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular
        horns between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.
  
     Horned ray (Zo["o]l.), the sea devil.
  
     Horned screamer (Zo["o]l.), the kamichi.
  
     Horned snake (Zo["o]l.), the cerastes.
  
     Horned toad (Zo["o]l.), any lizard of the genus
        Phrynosoma, of which nine or ten species are known.
        These lizards have several hornlike spines on the head,
        and a broad, flat body, covered with spiny scales. They
        inhabit the dry, sandy plains from California to Mexico
        and Texas. Called also horned lizard.
  
     Horned viper. (Zo["o]l.) See Cerastes.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Sidewinder \Side"wind`er\, n.
     1. (Zo["o]l.) See Horned rattler, under Horned.
  
     2. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an
        adversary. [Slang.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Horned \Horned\, a.
     Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
     process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
     shaped like a horn.
  
           The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether
           tip.                                     --Coleridge.
  
     Horned bee (Zo["o]l.), a British wild bee ({Osmia
        bicornis), having two little horns on the head.
  
     Horned dace (Zo["o]l.), an American cyprinoid fish
        ({Semotilus corporialis) common in brooks and ponds; the
        common chub. See Illust. of Chub.
  
     Horned frog (Zo["o]l.), a very large Brazilian frog
        ({Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
        arising from the eyelids.
  
     Horned grebe (Zo["o]l.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
        auritus), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
        tufts of feathers on the head.
  
     Horned horse (Zo["o]l.), the gnu.
  
     Horned lark (Zo["o]l.), the shore lark.
  
     Horned lizard (Zo["o]l.), the horned toad.
  
     Horned owl (Zo["o]l.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
        Virginianus), having a pair of elongated tufts of
        feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
        known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
        owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
        regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
        eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
        long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.
  
     Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.
  
     Horned pout (Zo["o]l.), an American fresh-water siluroid
        fish; the bullpout.
  
     Horned rattler (Zo["o]l.), a species of rattlesnake
        ({Crotalus cerastes), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains,
        from California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular
        horns between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.
  
     Horned ray (Zo["o]l.), the sea devil.
  
     Horned screamer (Zo["o]l.), the kamichi.
  
     Horned snake (Zo["o]l.), the cerastes.
  
     Horned toad (Zo["o]l.), any lizard of the genus
        Phrynosoma, of which nine or ten species are known.
        These lizards have several hornlike spines on the head,
        and a broad, flat body, covered with spiny scales. They
        inhabit the dry, sandy plains from California to Mexico
        and Texas. Called also horned lizard.
  
     Horned viper. (Zo["o]l.) See Cerastes.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  sidewinder
       n 1: small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United
            States; body moves in an s-shaped curve [syn: horned
            rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes]
       2: air-to-air missile with infrared homing device

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sidewinder
     n.
     1 A North American rattlesnake, (taxlink Crotalus cerastes species
  noshow=1), that inhabits lowland deserts.
     2 (lb en slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
     3 (lb en slang dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which
  disables an adversary.
     4 (lb en baseball colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
     5 A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the
  1960s and 1970s.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  sidewinder
     n.
     1 A North American rattlesnake, (taxlink Crotalus cerastes species
  noshow=1), that inhabits lowland deserts.
     2 (lb en slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
     3 (lb en slang dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which
  disables an adversary.
     4 (lb en baseball colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
     5 A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the
  1960s and 1970s.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  sidewinder
     n.
     1 A North American rattlesnake, (taxlink Crotalus cerastes species
  noshow=1), that inhabits lowland deserts.
     2 (lb en slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
     3 (lb en slang dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which
  disables an adversary.
     4 (lb en baseball colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
     5 A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the
  1960s and 1970s.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  sidewinder
     n.
     1 A North American rattlesnake, (taxlink Crotalus cerastes species
  noshow=1), that inhabits lowland deserts.
     2 (lb en slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
     3 (lb en slang dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which
  disables an adversary.
     4 (lb en baseball colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
     5 A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the
  1960s and 1970s.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Sidewinder /sˈaɪdwaɪndə/
  اللّكمة الجانبيّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  sidewinder //ˈsaɪd.waɪn.dɚ// 
  рогата гърмяща змия
  Snake Crotalus cerastes

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  sidewinder /sˈaɪdwaɪndə/
  chřestýš rohatý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sidewinder /sˈaɪdwaɪndə/
   [Am.] Haken 
           Note: Schlag

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sidewinder /sˈaɪdwaɪndə/
  Gehörnte Klapperschlange , Seidenwinder-Klapperschlange , Seitenwinder 
           Note: Crotalus cerastes
     Synonyms: horned rattlesnake, sidewinder rattlesnake
  
   see: rattlesnakes, rattlers
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  sidewinder //ˈsaɪd.waɪn.dɚ// 
  sarvikalkkarokäärme
  Snake Crotalus cerastes

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  sidewinder //ˈsaɪd.waɪn.dɚ// 
  サイドワインダー
  Snake Crotalus cerastes

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndɝ/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 响尾蛇的一种

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