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BITIS ARIETANS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bitis arietans mean?
• BITIS ARIETANS (noun)
The noun BITIS ARIETANS has 1 sense:
1. large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
Familiarity information: BITIS ARIETANS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bitis arietans; puff adder
Hypernyms ("Bitis arietans" is a kind of...):
viper (venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw)
Holonyms ("Bitis arietans" is a member of...):
Bitis; genus Bitis (a genus of Viperidae)
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