Russell's viper
Russell's viper noun: the venomous viper Daboia russelii.
Noun
Russell's viper (plural Russell's vipers)
- The venomous viper Daboia russelii.
- Some weeks before, one of the masters at the College, an unpopular Parsee, had found a Russell's viper nosing round his classroom.1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 164
- Synonyms:
- chain viper, polonga
Russell's viper meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Malayalam
Russell's viper in Tamil
- Translations
- கண்ணாடிவிரியன் kaṇṇāṭiviriyaṉ
Russell's viper in Marathi
- Translations
- घोणस ghoṇas
Russell's viper in Bengali
- Translations
- চন্দ্রবোড়া condrobōṛa, উলু বোড়া ulu bōṛa
Russell's viper in Malayalam
- Translations
- അണലി aṇali
More languagesFewer languages
- Russell's viper in Nepali
- बाघे सर्प bāghe sarpa
- Russell's viper in Thai
- งูแมวเซา
Synonyms of Russell's viper
Forms of Russell's viper
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Origin of Russell's viper
Named in honour of Patrick Russell (1726–1805), Scottish herpetologist who first described many of India's snakes.
Words formed from Russell's viper
Questions about Russell's viper
- What does Russell's viper mean?
- Russell's viper means the venomous viper Daboia russelii.
- What is Russell's viper in Tamil?
- Russell's viper in Tamil is கண்ணாடிவிரியன் (kaṇṇāṭiviriyaṉ). See Russell's viper meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Russell's viper?
- Russell's viper is a noun.
- What is the plural of Russell's viper?
- The plural of Russell's viper is Russell's vipers.
Words near Russell's viper in the dictionary
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