pit viper

English

Noun

pit viper (plural pit vipers)

1. Any of various venomous snakes, of the family 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

• crotaline, pit adder

Alternative forms

• pitviper

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