gaboon-viper
gaboon viper
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.
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1925–30
1925–30
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| gaboon viper | |
| —n | |
| a large venomous viper, Bitis gabonica, that occurs in African rainforests. It has brown and purple markings and hornlike projections on its snout | |
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