bitis arietans

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   large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed

   Synonymspuff adder

   Broaderviper

   Part ofBitis

Questions about bitis arietans

What does bitis arietans mean?

bitis arietans means "large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed".

What is another word for bitis arietans?

Close synonyms include puff adder. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bitis arietans a common word?

bitis arietans is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.