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gaboon viper

noun

  1. a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple.


gaboon viper

noun

  1. a large venomous viper, Bitis gabonica , that occurs in African rainforests. It has brown and purple markings and hornlike projections on its snout
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of gaboon viper1

First recorded in 1925–30

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