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crotalid /crot·a·lid/ (krot´ah-lid)

1. any snake of the family Crotalidae; a pit viper.

2. of or pertaining to the family Crotalidae.

crotalid

[krot′älid]

pit viper.

viper [vi´per]

1. any snake of the viperid and crotalid families (the true vipers and the pit vipers).

2. a term sometimes used to refer to any venomous snake.

Old World viper true viper.

pit viper any of a family of venomous snakes found in North America including the many types of rattlesnakes (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus), as well as the copperheads and water moccasins (both of genus Agkistrodon).

Russell's viper Vipera russellii, a true viper of Southeast Asia whose venom (Russell's viper venom) is used in blood tests.

true viper any of a large family of venomous snakes found in Africa, parts of Europe, Asia, and adjacent islands, but not in the Americas or Australia; it includes cobras and adders, among others. Called also Old World viper, viperid, and viperine.

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