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mamushi

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of pit viper, Gloydius blomhoffii

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Japanese 蝮(まむし) (mamushi).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 蝮 (fù) — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • Chinese Mandarin: 七寸子 (Qīcùnzi) — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土巴蛇 (tǔbāshé) — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土蝮蛇 (tǔfùshé) — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土夫蛇 (tǔfūshé) — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土公蛇 (tǔgōngshé) — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日本蝮 (rìběnfù) — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • German: Mamushi — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • Italian: mamushi — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • Japanese: 蝮 (mamushi) — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • Korean: 살무사 (salmusa) — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • Malayalam: മാമുഷി (māmuṣi) — Gloydius blomhoffi
  • Russian: восто́чный щитомо́рдник (vostóčnyj ščitomórdnik) — Gloydius blomhoffi