pit viper

noun

Any of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or fossa on either side of the head that enables them to detect prey by infrared.

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crotalidpit adder
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Meanings

nounpit viper (plural pit vipers)

plural pit vipers · alternative pitviper

  1. Any of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or fossa on either side of the head that enables them to detect prey by infrared.

    Synonyms: crotalid, pit adder

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or fossa on either side of the head that enables them to detect prey by infrared.

Similar
crotalidpit adder
Also see
pit adder

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蝮蛇
  • 蝮蛇 (fùshé)venomous snake
Dutch groefkopadder
  • groefkopaddervenomous snake
Finnish kuoppakyy
  • kuoppakyyvenomous snake
French crotale
  • crotalevenomous snake
German Grubenotter
  • Grubenottervenomous snake
Polish grzechotnik
  • grzechotnikvenomous snake
Portuguese crotalídeo
  • crotalídeovenomous snake
Spanish víbora de foseta, crótalo
  • víbora de fosetavenomous snake
  • crótalovenomous snake
  • crotalinovenomous snake
Cite this entry
APA

pit viper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit%20viper

MLA

“pit viper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit%20viper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pit viper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit%20viper.

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