pit adders

A form of pit adder — Synonym of pit viper: any of various venomous snakes of the family Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or groove on either side of the head which enables them to detect prey by infrared sensing.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pit adder
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