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BITIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bitis mean?
• BITIS (noun)
The noun BITIS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Viperidae
Familiarity information: BITIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Viperidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bitis; genus Bitis
Hypernyms ("Bitis" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Bitis"):
Bitis arietans; puff adder (large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed)
Bitis gabonica; gaboon viper (large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper)
Holonyms ("Bitis" is a member of...):
family Viperidae; Viperidae (Old World vipers)
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