pit viper en · NOUN
Meanings
- Any of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or fossa on either side of the head that enables them to detect prey by infrared.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pitviper | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pit vipers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rat-tailed pit viper · shore pit viper · green pit viper · Tonkin pit viper · lowlands hump-nosed pit viper
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Translations (11)
fr crotale (venomous snake) · tay mhetung (venomous snake) · es víbora de foseta (venomous snake) · es crótalo (venomous snake) · de Grubenotter (venomous snake) · fi kuoppakyy (venomous snake) · pt crotalídeo (venomous snake) · pl grzechotnik (venomous snake) · cmn 蝮蛇 (venomous snake) · es crotalino (venomous snake) · nl groefkopadder (venomous snake)