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Definition of pit viper in English: pit vipernoun A venomous snake of a group distinguished by visible sensory pits on the head which can detect prey by heat. They are found in both America and Asia. Subfamily Crotalinae, family Viperidae: numerous genera and species, including the rattlesnakes Example sentencesExamples - First, it impersonates a pit viper, coiling and striking and hissing viciously.
- The bushmaster, at up to 10 feet long, is the world's largest pit viper and a dangerous one.
- Clark says timber rattlesnakes and other pit vipers may be the most social of all snakes.
- Madam Relena had returned to her couch and now sat imperiously in it watching Mark as a pit viper does its prey.
- They're even immune to the venom of rattlesnakes and other pit vipers.
Definition of pit viper in US English: pit vipernounpɪt ˈvaɪpər A venomous snake of a group distinguished by visible sensory pits on the head that can detect heat emitted by their prey. They are found in both America and Asia. Subfamily Crotalinae, family Viperidae: numerous genera and species, including the rattlesnakes Example sentencesExamples - They're even immune to the venom of rattlesnakes and other pit vipers.
- The bushmaster, at up to 10 feet long, is the world's largest pit viper and a dangerous one.
- First, it impersonates a pit viper, coiling and striking and hissing viciously.
- Clark says timber rattlesnakes and other pit vipers may be the most social of all snakes.
- Madam Relena had returned to her couch and now sat imperiously in it watching Mark as a pit viper does its prey.
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