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BITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Viperidae

Synonyms:

Bitis; genus Bitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Bitis" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Bitis"):

Bitis arietans; puff adder (large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed)

Bitis gabonica; gaboon viper (large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper)

Holonyms ("Bitis" is a member of...):

family Viperidae; Viperidae (Old World vipers)

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