Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The largest and most venomous African serpent of the family Viperidæ, Clotho arietans.

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  • noun Alternative form of puffadder.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed
  • noun large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

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