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pit viper

pit viper noun: 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.

pit viper: any of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a...
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Noun

pit viper (plural pit vipers)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    crotalid, pit adder

pit viper meaning in Tamil

pit viper in Tamil

குழிவிரியன்

Synonyms of pit viper

Forms of pit viper

pluralpit vipers
alternative formpitviper

Words formed from pit viper

Questions about pit viper

What does pit viper mean?
Pit viper means 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.
What is pit viper in Tamil?
Pit viper in Tamil is குழிவிரியன். See Pit viper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pit viper?
Pit viper is a noun.
What is the plural of pit viper?
The plural of pit viper is pit vipers.

Words near pit viper in the dictionary

  1. pit straights
  2. pit toilet
  3. pit toilets
  4. pit village
  5. pit villages
  6. pit viper
  7. pit vipers
  8. pit wheel
  9. pit wheels
  10. pit-a-pat
  11. pit-a-pats

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