pit viper

Noun

 * 1) Any of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily, 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.

Related terms

 * crotaline

Translations

 * Atayal: mhetung
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: kuoppakyy
 * French:
 * German: Grubenottern
 * Japanese:
 * Okinawan:
 * Portuguese: crotalídeo
 * Spanish: víbora de foseta,, crotalino