单词 | pit viper |
释义 | > as lemmaspit viper pit viper n. any of various American and Asian snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae (family Viperidae), including rattlesnakes, which have organs on the head (pit organs) sensitive to infrared radiation, enabling them to detect the body heat of prey animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > subfamily Crotalinae > member of (pit-viper) pit viper1874 1874 Proc. Royal Soc. 1873–4 22 69 The Crotalidæ, or pit vipers. 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Sept. 670 The pit vipers..include the rattlesnakes of America and the trimensurus of India. 1995 Atlantic Monthly July 34/2 Where he is pointing, coiled in loopy layers upon itself, lies an immobile serpent,..its wedge-shaped head and criss-crossed markings proclaiming it a pit viper. < as lemmas |
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