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blunt-nosed viper

blunt-nosed viper noun: a venomous viper, Macrovipera lebetina, found in North Africa, much of the Middle East, and as far east as Kashmir.

blunt-nosed viper: a venomous viper, Macrovipera lebetina, found in North Africa, much of the Middle East, and as far...
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Noun

blunt-nosed viper (plural blunt-nosed vipers)

  1. A venomous viper, Macrovipera lebetina, found in North Africa, much of the Middle East, and as far east as Kashmir.
    • En route, Charlie had slammed on the brakes to avoid running over a 3ft snake crossing the road. According to Mary it was a young (and deadly) blunt-nosed viper.2016 August 16, Nigel Thompson, “Western Cyprus will leave you splendidly stuffed but still hungry for more”, in Daily Mirror
    Synonyms:
    Levantine viper

blunt-nosed viper meaning in Arabic and Persian

blunt-nosed viper in Arabic

Macrovipera lebetinus
أَفْعًى حَادَّة الْأَنْفِ, أَفْعًى شَامِيَّة ʔafʕan šāmiyya

blunt-nosed viper in Persian

Macrovipera lebetinus
گرزهمار gorzemār

Synonyms of blunt-nosed viper

Forms of blunt-nosed viper

pluralblunt-nosed vipers

Questions about blunt-nosed viper

What does blunt-nosed viper mean?
Blunt-nosed viper means a venomous viper, Macrovipera lebetina, found in North Africa, much of the Middle East, and as far east as Kashmir.
What is blunt-nosed viper in Arabic?
Blunt-nosed viper in Arabic is أَفْعًى حَادَّة الْأَنْفِ, أَفْعًى شَامِيَّة (ʔafʕan šāmiyya). See Blunt-nosed viper meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is blunt-nosed viper?
Blunt-nosed viper is a noun.
What is the plural of blunt-nosed viper?
The plural of blunt-nosed viper is blunt-nosed vipers.

Words near blunt-nosed viper in the dictionary

  1. Blunstone
  2. Blunstones
  3. blunt
  4. blunt instrument
  5. blunt instruments
  6. blunt-nosed viper
  7. blunt-nosed vipers
  8. blunt-witted
  9. bluntable
  10. blunted
  11. blunten

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