English noun: pit viper | |||
1. | pit viper (animal) New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head | ||
Broader (hypernym) | viper | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Agkistrodon contortrix, Agkistrodon piscivorus, Bothrops atrops, copperhead, cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin, fer-de-lance, rattler, rattlesnake, water moccasin | ||
Member meronym | Crotalidae, family Crotalidae | ||