Defn: A Turkish musical instrument.
CROTALUM
Crot"a*lum (-lm), n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Mus.)
Defn: A kind of castanet used by the Corybantes.
CROTALUS
Crot"a*lus (-ls), n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes.
CROTAPHITE
Crot"a*phite (krt"-ft), n. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The temple or temporal fossa. Also used adjectively.
CROTAPHITIC
Crot`a*phit"ic (krt`-ft"k), n. (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to the temple; temporal.
CROTCH
Crotch (krch; 224), n.; pl. Crotches (-. Etym: [Cf. Crotchet,
Crutch.]