pit viper
Meaning
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
poisonous snake
a species of poisonous snake
horned rattlesnake
Translations
crotalino víbora de foseta
crotale
Grubenottern
cobra-covinha
crotalo Giftschlangenart
κροταλίας Mamushi
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