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puff adder

n.

1. A venomous African viper (Bitis arietans) having crescent-shaped yellowish markings.

2. See hognose snake.

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[So called because it inflates its body when excited.]

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puff adder

Noun

a large venomous African viper whose body swells when alarmed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	puff adder - large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed Bitis arietans viper - venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw Bitis, genus Bitis - a genus of Viperidae
	2.	puff adder - harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed hognose snake, sand viper colubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes genus Heterodon, Heterodon - a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes