NOUN | animal | puff adder, Bitis arietans | large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed |
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animal | puff adder, hognose snake, sand viper | harmless North American snake with upturned nose |
Meaning | large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed. | |
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Synonym | Bitis arietans | |
Member of | Bitis, genus Bitis | A genus of Viperidae |
Broader | viper | venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw |
Meaning | harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed. | |
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Synonyms | hognose snake, sand viper | |
Member of | Heterodon, genus Heterodon | A genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes |
Broader | colubrid snake, colubrid | Mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial / terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes |
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