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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: viper
Narrower terms: copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, water moccasin, cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin, Agkistrodon piscivorus, rattlesnake, rattler, fer-de-lance, Bothrops atrops
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