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bothropic

bothropic adjective: of or relating to the genus Bothrops of venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.

Adjective

bothropic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the genus Bothrops of venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.

Origin of bothropic

From taxonomic name Bothrops + -ic.

Words formed from bothropic

Questions about bothropic

What does bothropic mean?
Bothropic means of or relating to the genus Bothrops of venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.
What part of speech is bothropic?
Bothropic is an adjective.

Words near bothropic in the dictionary

  1. bothriurids
  2. bothroi
  3. bothrojaracin
  4. bothrombin
  5. bothropasin
  6. bothropic
  7. bothropoid
  8. bothropoids
  9. bothros
  10. bothrosome
  11. bothrosomes

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