Meanings
plural Russell's vipers
- The venomous viper Daboia russelii.First known use 19th c.
Some weeks before, one of the masters at the College, an unpopular Parsee, had found a Russell's viper nosing round his classroom.
1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 164Synonyms: chain viper, polonga
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe venomous viper Daboia russelii.
Origin
Named in honour of Patrick Russell (1726–1805), Scottish herpetologist who first described many of India's snakes.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali চন্দ্রবোড়া, উলু বোড়া
- চন্দ্রবোড়া (condrobōṛa)Translations
- উলু বোড়া (ulu bōṛa)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 山蝰
- 山蝰Translations
Finnish ketjukyy, russellinkyy
- ketjukyyTranslations
- russellinkyyTranslations
Tamil கண்ணாடிவிரியன்
- கண்ணாடிவிரியன் (kaṇṇāṭiviriyaṉ)Translations
Thai งูแมวเซา
- งูแมวเซาTranslations
Cite this entry
Russell's viper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Russell's%20viper
“Russell's viper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Russell's%20viper. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Russell's viper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Russell's%20viper.
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