pit viper

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Synonyms: pitviper, pit vipers, pit river

Antonyms: pitviper, pit vipers, pit river

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Noun

1. Any of various [[venomous]] [[snake]]s, of the subfamily {{taxfmt|Crotalinae|subfamily}}, 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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