Definition
A desert rattlesnake that moves sideways with a distinctive S-shaped motion; also a sudden change in direction or a type of missile.
Etymology
Compound word: 'side' + 'winder' (from 'wind,' meaning to move in curves). Named for the snake's unusual sideways locomotion pattern discovered and described in the 1800s.
Kelly Says
The sidewinder rattlesnake's weird sideways slither is actually brilliant physics—by lifting most of its body off the scorching desert sand, it stays cooler and moves faster than snakes that slide normally!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ በጎሳ እንቅስቃሴ
an-d be-go-sa en-kise-kase
ARالعربية
ثعبان جانبي
th-a-ab-an ja-na-bi
BNবাংলা
পার্শ্বীয় কুণ্ঠ
parsh-bee-o ku-ntha
CACatalà
girat lateral
ge-rat la-teh-ral
CSČeština
boční vinutí
bo-chni vi-nu-ti
DADansk
sidesving
side-sv-ing
DEDeutsch
Seitenwinder
zay-ten-vin-der
ELΕλληνικά
πλευρική περιστροφή
ple-vri-ki pe-ri-stro-fi
ESEspañol
serpiente lateral
ser-pen-te la-teh-ral
FAفارسی
پیچ جانبی
peech ja-na-bi
FISuomi
sivuviisto
si-vu-viis-to
FRFrançais
serpent à flanc
ser-pang a flan
GUGU
પાસેનો હુમલો
pa-se-no hu-mulo
HAHA
harin-gaba
ha-rin-ga-ba
HEעברית
התהפכות צדדית
ha-teh-fo-ket tsad-dit
HIहिन्दी
पार्श्वीय सर्प
paarsh-vee-ya ser-p
HUMagyar
oldalirányú kanyar
old-al-i-ran-yu kan-yar
IDBahasa Indonesia
ular meliuk
oo-lar me-liuk
ITItaliano
serpente laterale
ser-pen-te la-teh-reh-le
JA日本語
サイドワインダー
saido-wain-da-a
KKKK
бетік шашу
be-tik sha-shu
KO한국어
옆으로 구부러진
yeop-euro gu-bu-reo-jin
MRMR
काठ्याचा हल्ला
ka-thya-cha hal-la
MSBahasa Melayu
belok sisi
be-lok sisi
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာလုံး
ba-la-lon
NLNederlands
zijwaarts draaiende
zij-waarts draa-ien-de
NONorsk
sidesvanger
side-sv-an-ger
PAPA
ਸਾਈਡ સ્ਵਾਈਪ
sa-id-swa-ip
PLPolski
ślimak
shlee-mak
PTPortuguês
serpente lateral
ser-pen-te la-teh-ral
RORomână
învârtire laterală
in-var-ti-re la-teh-ral-a
RUРусский
змеевик
zmee-vik
SVSvenska
sidosväng
si-dos-väng
SWKiswahili
mishuko wa upande
mi-shu-ko wa u-pan-de
TAதமிழ்
புறப்பக்கம் சுழற்சி
pu-r-pa-kam su-l-t-r-shi
TEతెలుగు
పక్కన తిరుగు
pak-kana ti-ru-gu
TLTL
pagsalubong
pagsa-lu-bong
TRTürkçe
yanlış dönüş
yan-lish do-nüş
UKУкраїнська
боковий поворот
bo-ko-vy po-vo-rot
URاردو
سایڈ وائپر
sayd wa-i-per
VITiếng Việt
rắn cuộn
ran cuon
ZH中文
侧身盘旋
cè-shēn pán-xuán
ZUZU
ukuhlangana kwesibhamu
oo-ku-hla-ngana kwe-si-ba-mu