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puff adder

 
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–noun
1. a large, thick-bodied, African viper, Bitis arietans, that inflates its body and hisses when disturbed.
2. a similar viper, B. inornata, native to southern Africa.
Origin:
1780–90
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hog·nose snake   (hôg'nōz', hŏg'-)   
n.  Any of several thick-bodied, nonvenomous North American snakes of the genus Heterodon having an upturned snout. Also called puff adder.
puff adder  
n.  

  1. A venomous African viper (Bitis arietans) having crescent-shaped yellowish markings.

  2. See hognose snake.


[So called because it inflates its body when excited.]
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Main Entry: puff adder
Function: noun
: a thick-bodied exceedingly venomous widely distributed African viper (Bitis arietans) that inflates its body and hissesloudly when disturbed; also : a similar smaller snake (B. inornata) that occurs only in southern Africa
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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