noun
Meaning 1
The venomous viper Daboia russelii.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chain viper, polonga
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Russell's viper
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History
Etymology
Named in honour of Patrick Russell (1726–1805), Scottish herpetologist who first described many of India's snakes.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bengali: চন্দ্রবোড়া (condrobōṛa) — Translations
- Bengali: উলু বোড়া (ulu bōṛa) — Translations
- Chinese Mandarin: 山蝰 — Translations
- Finnish: ketjukyy — Translations
- Finnish: russellinkyy — Translations
- Malayalam: അണലി (aṇali) — Translations
- Marathi: घोणस (ghoṇas) — Translations
- Nepali: बाघे सर्प (bāghe sarpa) — Translations
- Tamil: கண்ணாடிவிரியன் (kaṇṇāṭiviriyaṉ) — Translations
- Thai: งูแมวเซา — Translations