gaboon viper in British English
noun
a large venomous viper, Bitis gabonica, that occurs in African rainforests. It has brown and purple markings and hornlike projections on its snout
gaboon viper in American English
noun
a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple
Word origin
[1925–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chain reaction, decibel, distinctive feature, dropout, off-lineImage ofgaboon viper
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