Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A venomous African viper (Bitis arietans) having crescent-shaped yellowish markings.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The largest and most venomous African serpent of the family Viperidæ, Clotho arietans.
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- noun Alternative form of
puffadder .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed
- noun large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[So called because it inflates its body when excited.]
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